Trump Orders Federal Push to Expand U.S. Space Launches by 2030
The policy directs agencies to speed permitting, expand launch infrastructure and support commercial lunar and Mars transport as U.S. launches surge.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a memo to drastically increase commercial space launches, directing federal agencies to identify federal land for new launch and re-entry sites.
- The White House targets at least 1,000 annual launches by 2030, up from 178 last year; SpaceX conducted 170 launches in 2025, deploying about 2,500 satellites.
- Trump ordered agencies to identify a new federal re-entry site within 90 days and refrain from conducting government activities that compete with United States commercial space operations unless required for national security.
- The memo directs NASA to facilitate commercial transportation to the Moon and robotic access to Mars; White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios said it "meets this moment of explosive growth."
- Congress continues pressuring NASA to prioritize the Artemis moon program, which has received billions in funding, while SpaceX founder Elon Musk prioritizes sending humans to the Red Planet.
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White House Sets Goal of Supporting 1,000 Rocket Launches a Year
A new White House policy calls for the Pentagon to craft plans for additional space launch facilities to support a projected increase in launch demand that could see the U.S. supporting as many as 1,000 launches by 2030, more than a fivefold increase from 2025. The memo, issued Aug. 20, is the first official update to the National Space Transportation Policy since 2013. In the 13 years between updates, launch rates have spiked and proliferated …
White House space transportation policy calls for integration with air traffic control modernization
The guidance directs the Transportation Department and other agencies to “implement a plan to integrate space launch and reentry management into airspace and traffic control modernization efforts.”
Space transportation policy calls for integration with air traffic control modernization
The guidance directs the Transportation Department and other agencies to “implement a plan to integrate space launch and reentry management into airspace and traffic control modernization efforts.”
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