In #Florida, “the closure of airspace to accommodate commercial #SpaceLaunches 🚀 now happens often enough to noticeably affect #airline 🛫 schedules. The ability to regulate #airspace for safety must meet the increasing 📈 demand on the use of the airspace.”
The #FAA has already been able to reduce 📉 the average amount of time ⌚ that airspace must be closed, from over four hours to just over two hours.
A prototype for the SDI* tool was installed at the FAA Command Center in June 📆 2021. A final investment decision on a streamlined system integrated into existing air traffic systems isn’t expected until 📆 2027 https://fedscoop.com/faa-space-data-integrator-program-air-traffic-control/