Trump Launches “Golden Age of Space Transportation” With 1,000-Launch Goal
President Donald Trump has launched a new space transportation initiative aimed at enabling more than 1,000 launches and reentries on U.S. soil each year by 2030. The National Security Presidential Memorandum replaces an earlier national policy and directs federal agencies to expand launch infrastructure, streamline permitting, strengthen commercial partnerships and support new transportation capabilities to the Moon and Mars.
What Happened
Trump signed the National Security Presidential Memorandum on August 20, 2026, as the administration seeks to accelerate America's commercial and national-security space capabilities.
According to a report by The White House, the memorandum sets a goal of supporting more than 1,000 launches and reentries annually on American soil by 2030.
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