US Space Transportation Policy Calls for New Spaceport on Federal Land

A new national space transportation policy signed by President Donald Trump aims to support over 1,000 launches and reentries per year by 2030. The policy calls for the development of more spaceports on federal land to meet this goal. This policy replaces a 2013 policy signed by former President Barack Obama, which also emphasized supporting the commercial space industry. The launch sector has seen significant growth since 2013, with 176 orbital launch attempts from US soil last year, a nearly 10-fold increase. SpaceX led the pack with 165 orbital launches of its Falcon 9 rocket and five suborbital test flights of the Starship. The policy aims to secure America's continued superiority in space by 2030.