Monteith
Wayne Monteith, the new FAA associate administrator for commercial space transportation, said he will be open and transparent when working with industry on topics such as regulatory reform. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust

WASHINGTON — The new leader of the commercial space transportation office within the Federal Aviation Administration pledged to be open and “over-communicate” with industry as it works on new regulatory proposals.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...