White House Space Transportation Policy Calls for Integration with Air Traffic Control Modernization

New National Space Transportation policy calls for 1000 launches a year by 2030

The White House unveils its new National Space Transportation Policy to support over 1,000 annual launches by 2030.

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.”

What the U.S. National Space Transportation Policy Means for the Rest of the World

The U.S. government has issued a new National Space Transportation Policy, which will replace previous versions published in 2004 and 2013.