# Trump space transportation policy calls for new spaceports on federal land

https://mins.news/en/item/32124

- Ars Technica, 2026-08-21 23:32 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/trump-admin-calls-for-more-spaceports-to-handle-surge-in-launches/

> President Donald Trump signed a new national space transportation policy calling for more spaceports to support over 1,000 launches and reentries annually by 2030. It replaces Barack Obama’s 2013 policy and says the measures will secure America’s continued superiority in space, as US orbital launch activity has surged since 2013.

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