Trump signs memo to help drastically boost US space launches
The memo seeks 1,000 annual launches and re-entries by 2030 and directs NASA to expand commercial Moon and Mars transport.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a memo to drastically increase commercial space launches, directing federal agencies to identify federal land for new launch and re-entry sites.
- The White House targets at least 1,000 annual launches by 2030, up from 178 last year; SpaceX conducted 170 launches in 2025, deploying about 2,500 satellites.
- Trump ordered agencies to identify a new federal re-entry site within 90 days and refrain from conducting government activities that compete with United States commercial space operations unless required for national security.
- The memo directs NASA to facilitate commercial transportation to the Moon and robotic access to Mars; White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios said it "meets this moment of explosive growth."
- Congress continues pressuring NASA to prioritize the Artemis moon program, which has received billions in funding, while SpaceX founder Elon Musk prioritizes sending humans to the Red Planet.
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This will strengthen the private space industry.
In 2025, around 180 missiles were launched from the US into space. In 2030, it is expected to be at least 1000 take-offs and return flights per year. US President Trump decreed that this should be achieved by building state infrastructure at a record pace.
The White House wants to enable at least 1000 take-offs and return flights annually by 2030. The private space industry is to be strengthened.
More start-ups and less state competition: Trump gives the private U.S. space flight tailwind. Among the profiteers of the plans are two American multi-billionaires.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Im Hwa-seop = The U.S. government is pursuing a plan to significantly increase the number of commercial space launches and re-entries to 1,000 per year by 2030.
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The US president wants to send more rockets into space in the coming years in a market dominated by SpaceX
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