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Launch Licensing

The regulatory approval a national authority requires before a launch, covering public safety, liability insurance, and environmental review. It is the gate through which every launch must pass, and a major point of national space governance.

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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.