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SpaceNexus · United States · US splits on space-traffic rules: FAA pulls back, FCC's 5-year deorbit mandate holds
Walks through the 2026 regulatory shift: the FAA withdrawing its proposed 25-year upper-stage disposal rule while the FCC's tougher 5-year LEO deorbit mandate continues, and Commerce's Office of Space Commerce expanding situational-awareness data-sharing.
“The FAA withdrew its 25-year upper-stage rule while the FCC's 5-year deorbit mandate continues to be enforced.”