Tom Marotta of The Spaceport Company joins me to talk about the executive order this week focused on commercial space regulatory reform, what problems it seeks to solve, his experience on both sides of those issues, and how we should understand the positioning of the order.

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Topics

• Tom Marotta | LinkedIn
• The Spaceport Company
• Previous appearance: T+259: Tom Marotta, The Spaceport Company - Main Engine Cut Off
• Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry – The White House
• Trump Issues Executive Order on Commercial Space – SpacePolicyOnline.com

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