The top U.S. commercial launch regulator and his office's chief adviser told a congressional panel that the United States must extend, and perhaps even strengthen, the liability shield it offers to commercial launch providers to ensure that the domestic industry can stand up to international competition. "We need it to be competitive internationally," said Wilbur Trafton, the former Boeing launch executive who chairs the Commercial Space Transporta-tion Advisory Committee (COM-STAC). The body, which in-cludes industry and government representatives, makes recom-mendations to the Federal Avia-tion Administration (FAA) on commercial space transporta-tion issues.
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