In an article in this week’s issue of The Space Review, Sam Dinkin ranks a number of space policy options designed to improve space access or otherwise further commercial development of space. There are some interesting ideas here, such as subsidizing EELV developers on a per-launch basis rather than as a flat fee as currently instituted (to encourage additional launches), insurance reform, and government payment of range fees. It’s not clear any of these ideas have any support on Capitol Hill, though, at least at the moment.
