President Donald Trump has declared that space will be the new battleground in the fight against communist China’s rise, setting a goal for over 1,000 U.S. space launches annually by 2030.
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White House officials say that the new directive to guide America into a “Golden Age of Space Transportation” is aimed at providing “a comprehensive America First approach to assuring reliable, affordable, modernized access to space transportation services that promote a vibrant, competitive, and resilient U.S. space transportation industrial base.”
The new memorandum will supercharge the commercial spaceflight industry by directing it to expand launch and re-entry infrastructure, designate priority space launch corridors, and integrate space transportation into the air traffic control network.
The Trump administration has directed relevant agencies to develop guidelines that will streamline procurement and develop the industry workforce, while also facilitating commercial transportation for both human and robotic trips to the Moon and Mars.
“At a time when our adversaries are challenging American space superiority, President Trump is securing and defending our vital national and economic interests in, from, and to space while unlocking new commercial space opportunities.,” the White House said in a release.
Goals for the future of the industry include increased launch schedules, enhanced military readiness, growth of the space economy, next-generation GPS technology for improvements to agriculture and communication, and expanded American presence in space.
The move comes just months after Americans sent humans around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era. The next mission of its kind is slated for 2027 with Artemis III.
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