FAA Commercial Space Launch License Scraper
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FAA Commercial Space Launch License Scraper
Scrapes the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) website for commercial space launch license actions, program pages, and authorization announcements. Returns structured records from FAA press releases and stakeholder engagement pages covering licensed launch and reentry operations.
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Scrapes the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) website for commercial space launch license actions, program announcements, and authorization records. Returns structured data from FAA press releases and stakeholder engagement pages.
What this actor scrapes
The actor walks the FAA sitemap and extracts data from two source types:
- Press releases (
/newsroom/*) — FAA announcements about license issuances, renewals, environmental reviews, and authorization milestones for commercial space operators - Program pages (
/space/stakeholder_engagement/*) — per-operator program pages covering licensed launch programs (SpaceX Falcon, SpaceX Starship, Sierra Space Dream Chaser, etc.)
Data available
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
record_type | press_release or program_page |
title | Page headline (e.g. "FAA Issues Commercial Space Reentry Site Operator License to Space Florida") |
date | Publication date (ISO 8601) |
license_type | Inferred license type: launch_license, reentry_license, operator_license, spaceport_license, experimental_permit |
operator_name | Commercial space operator (e.g. SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab) |
vehicle_name | Launch vehicle if mentioned (e.g. Falcon 9, Starship) |
launch_site | Launch or landing site location |
summary | First 500 characters of page body text |
source_page_url | Source FAA.gov URL |
pdf_links | Comma-separated PDF links (license documents, EA/FONSI reports) |
Use cases
- License tracking — Monitor FAA commercial space license actions as they are announced
- Operator intelligence — Track which operators hold which license types and at which sites
- Policy research — Research FAA authorization trends and regulatory milestones
- Insurance underwriting — Historical record of FAA-licensed launch and reentry operations
- Competitive analysis — Track launch cadence and authorization status by operator
Input
| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
maxItems | integer | Maximum records to return (0 = all available) | 15 |
pageTypes | array | Filter by page type: newsroom, space_programs, or all | ["all"] |
Sample output
Data coverage
The FAA sitemap contains approximately 430+ space-related HTML pages across newsroom press releases and stakeholder engagement program pages. Coverage spans FAA AST license actions from 2019 onward.
Notes
- The FAA does not publish a structured machine-readable database of individual launch license records on the public website. This actor extracts structured data from server-side rendered press releases and program pages.
- License numbers (e.g. "LRLO 21-160") are not included in press release HTML. They exist in FAA's internal DASIS database which is not publicly accessible.
- The
datefield reflects the press release publication date, not the launch date.
