US Sets Ambitious Goals for Space Exploration and Defense

President Trump has released a new executive order setting national space policy, aiming to establish an initial Moon base by 2028 and return to the Moon by 2028. The policy focuses on civil space exploration and defense, with a commitment to increasing launch and reentry cadence and attracting $50 billion of additional investment in American space markets. The order also calls for the implementation of a space security strategy and the creation of a responsive and adaptive national security space architecture. The EO was published by Breaking Defense.