The FCC wants to pick a traffic cop for space launches. It needs help deciding how.

The US communications regulator wants to pick a single organization to manage radio frequencies for all private space launches. It is asking the public for ideas on how to choose this organization and what qualifications it should have.

Right now, every company launching rockets has to coordinate its radio signals with every other company and government agency. This is slow and complicated. A single coordinator would streamline the process, making it easier and faster for new space companies to get launches approved. This change could lower the barrier to entry for new space ventures and accelerate the pace of private space activity.