Two recent FAA actions could reshape how the United States approaches high-speed aviation and spaceflight. In July, the FAA announced a rulemaking effort to allow supersonic overland flight, implementing Executive Order 14304. Then, in August, the FAA issued a request for information toward implementing Executive Order 14369, which calls for the development of new U.S. spaceports, including “priority airspace” for launch and reentry operations. 

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Tim Franta is the CEO of Starfighters Space, which operates a fleet of F-104 supersonic aircraft for RDT&E and air-launch, operating from bases at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas.