What Happened
New National Space Transportation Policy Unveiled
The US government has unveiled a new National Space Transportation Policy, aiming to support over 1,000 space launches and reentries annually by 2030. The policy, outlined in National Security Presidential Memorandum 17, favors commercial space transportation services and prioritizes domestic manufacturing for government payloads. Agencies must implement the policy through budgets, acquisition strategies, and regulatory actions, with the first implementation deadlines arriving in November 2026. The policy was reported by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.