# Trump signs memo to boost US commercial space launches

https://mins.news/en/item/29039

- CGTN, 2026-08-21 03:38 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-21/Trump-signs-memo-to-boost-US-commercial-space-launches-1PMCq1mRIxW/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> US President Donald Trump signed a memo directing agencies to identify federal land for new launch and re-entry sites and helping raise annual launches and re-entries to at least 1,000 by 2030. It promotes private-sector space infrastructure, faster permitting and commercial lunar and Mars transportation, while seeking a new federal re-entry site within 90 days.

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