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Trump's space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land
Ars Technica • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump signed a new national space transportation policy aiming to develop more spaceports and support over 1,000 launches and reentries annually by 2030, replacing the 2013 Obama-era policy.
- The policy emphasizes expanding launch capacity and flexibility at federal spaceports like Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, Vandenberg, and Wallops, while promoting transparent scheduling and resource allocation.
- It directs the Department of the Interior to identify federal lands for additional launch and reentry sites, including potential use of submerged lands and offshore rigs, to enhance geographic resiliency.
- The policy supports establishing a third heavy-lift launch site in the US to address capacity limitations and improve resiliency beyond existing Florida and California facilities.
- It also encourages more responsive launch operations, including rapid deployment from expeditionary locations, and backs NASA’s efforts for commercial Moon and Mars missions.
