Enabling Competition In The Commercial Space Industry

The administration aims to substantially increase U.S. commercial launch activity and novel space operations by 2030 while strengthening economic growth and national security.

What the order does ​

• Expedites or eliminates environmental reviews and other barriers for commercial launch and reentry licenses.
• Orders a review of Federal Aviation Administration launch and reentry rules for possible amendment or repeal.
• Accelerates spaceport permits, leases, approvals, and environmental reviews while aligning reviews across agencies.
• Reviews State coastal-management compliance and potential legal barriers to spaceports on Federal land.
• Requires a streamlined authorization process for novel non-human-spaceflight missions not clearly covered by existing regulations.
• Creates senior commercial-space deregulation roles and elevates the Office of Space Commerce within the Department of Commerce.

Who it affects ​

• U.S.-based commercial launch, reentry, satellite, and other space operators.
• Spaceport developers and Federal, State, and local authorities involved in project approvals.
• Communities and environmental interests affected by launch sites, reentries, and spaceport construction.
• Defense and civil space programs that rely on launch and spaceport capacity.