In the later panel, Comstock mentioned as one example of remote sensing regulatory issues the need for companies like SpaceX to obtain a license to provide live video for cameras mounted on the upper stages of their rockets. SpaceX was forced to cut off such video from a March 30 Falcon 9 launch because of restrictions in a NOAA license rushed through the approvals process.He indicated that the need for the license stemmed from the Feb. 6 launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, whose upper stage broadcast live video from orbit for several hours. “People reviewed that and realized that there was a remote sensing issue connected with the second stage of that,” he said. The license for the March 30 launch, he said, was rushed through in four days but had a restriction on live video. “Now we’re actively working with them on a longer-term solution to this issue.”