Trump's space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land
Summary
President Donald Trump signed a new national space transportation policy to support over 1,000 rocket launches and reentries each year by 2030. The policy updates federal spaceport use, encourages building new launch sites on federal land, and promotes better scheduling and infrastructure to meet growing commercial and military space needs.Key Facts
- The new policy replaces a 2013 space transportation policy from President Barack Obama.
- The U.S. had 176 rocket launch attempts last year, almost 10 times more than in 2013.
- SpaceX conducted 165 orbital launches of its Falcon 9 rocket last year.
- The policy calls for the Pentagon and NASA to improve launch infrastructure and coordination at federal spaceports.
- Federal spaceports include Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
- Only the Florida and California sites currently support heavy rocket launches.
- The Department of the Interior will identify federal lands for a new spaceport and reentry site.
- The government aims to increase transparency by regularly publishing launch schedules and prioritize airspace for space launches.
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