™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. The forthcoming system, Hampton said, will “decrease the amount of restricted airspace needed for commercial space operations and the time required for the restriction, allowing for more efficient use of the NAS.” “However, this results in increased operational inefficiencies and costs to these users, who must delay or reroute their flights,” he wrote, adding that the agency is currently developing a new system that “will integrate data from commercial space operations directly into FAA’s air traffic control systems.” Hampton noted in his memo that the FAA “manages the NAS during commercial space activities by shutting down large portions of the surrounding airspace to protect commercial carriers and other airspace users from potential hazards.” Reset happened after executing the last mission item, which was a command, LOITERWAIT for 10 seconds. The FAA said in a statement that it plans to cooperate fully with the probe, adding that it looks “forward to providing information about the extensive work we have done to safely integrate commercial space operations into the National Airspace System.” Bug report Issue details Autopilot was reset by a watchdog in-flight when executing a mission. The audit was requested by the ranking members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its Subcommittee on Aviation, Hampton said in the memo. These photos were taken by Michael Laughlin, 24, a student pilot on a layover at OHare. Airfarewatchdog is a go-to source for airfare and hotel deals, cheap flights, and money-saving tips from our experts. All 271 aboard the DC-10 and two people on the ground died. “Over the past 5 years, FAA has gone from licensing about one commercial space launch per month to now licensing more than one launch every week,” Matthew Hampton, the assistant inspector general for aviation audits, said Wednesday in a memo announcing the probe. American Airlines Flight 191 leaves the terminal at OHare International Airport and rolls out to a runway on May 25, 1979. During that July flight, the company’s SpaceShipTwo supersonic spaceplane flew outside of its designated FAA airspace for nearly two minutes.