CEO Says Launching Satellites Without FCC Permission Was a ‘Mistake’ - The Atlantic
'The FCC, the message said, wouldn’t review any of Swarm’s applications for future satellite launches until officials figured out what had happened with this one. '
'Swarm had secured a spot on the Indian rocket for its product: a set of four small satellites nicknamed SpaceBees. '
'It was from the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. government agency that regulates all satellite launches by American companies, whether they occur on U.S. soil or elsewhere. '
'The agency, it turned out, had denied Swarm’s request to launch the SpaceBees last year. '
'In January, Sara Spangelo tuned into a live-stream in California to witness a rocket launch thousands of miles away, on an island along the Indian coast overlooking the Bay of Bengal. '
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'The FCC, the message said, wouldn’t review any of Swarm’s applications for future satellite launches until officials figured out what had happened with this one. '
'Swarm had secured a spot on the Indian rocket for its product: a set of four small satellites nicknamed SpaceBees. '
'It was from the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. government agency that regulates all satellite launches by American companies, whether they occur on U.S. soil or elsewhere. '
'The agency, it turned out, had denied Swarm’s request to launch the SpaceBees last year. '
'In January, Sara Spangelo tuned into a live-stream in California to witness a rocket launch thousands of miles away, on an island along the Indian coast overlooking the Bay of Bengal. '
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