BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – With the government shutdown extending into a second month, there are some new concerns about how the space industry could be impacted.

As excitement builds on the Space Coast to watch just the second launch of Blue Origin’s 300-foot-tall New Glenn rocket, the FAA said there could be fewer launches in the future

2025 has been another year for record launch pace, but when Director Bryan Bedford talked about fewer planes flying because of the government shutdown and overworked air traffic controllers, he said the space industry would be impacted, too.

“This is going to go beyond commercial airspace,” Bedford said Wednesday. “It’s going to include restrictions on space launches.”

That was all the FAA director said about restricting launches, so it’s unclear what th

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