Plan to expand U.S. launch and reentry capacity to 1,000+ flights a year by 2030

What this does

• Sets a national goal: support more than 1,000 launches and reentries annually by 2030.
• Directs federal agencies to expand and make Federal launch and reentry ranges available to government and commercial users.

Who must act and where it matters

• Multiple agencies are named, including the Secretary of War, NASA, Commerce, Transportation, Interior, Homeland Security, and the FCC.
• Applies to Federal launch and reentry facilities, designated Federal land reentry sites, airspace corridors, and spectrum used for launch/reentry and on-orbit activities.

Key deadlines and required outputs (from the memorandum)

• Within 90 days: Interior to identify Federal lands for an additional designated Federal land reentry site.
• Within 120 days: State and Commerce to update export policies and export controls (and every 2 years thereafter).
• Within 180 days: range scheduling criteria; reports on securing launch infrastructure; industrial-base strategy; spectrum access report (first due in 180 days, then every 2 years); evaluate barriers to rapid (48‑hour) responsive access; development plan for the designated land reentry site due within 240 days.
• Within 60 days of receiving full information: APST and APNSA to recommend on requests to launch or reenter foreign space vehicles commercially in the U.S.

What agencies must do (high-level)

• Increase access to Federal ranges and publish range schedules to improve transparency and capacity.
• Incentivize co-development with industry (leases, public‑private partnerships) and speed permitting and environmental reviews.
• Ensure reliable spectrum access for launches and reentries and report regularly on that approach.
• Develop an industrial‑base strategy to strengthen workforce, supply chains, and commercial competitiveness (reviewed at least every 2 years).
• Favor U.S.-manufactured launch vehicles for U.S. Government payloads with limited, specified exceptions.
• Coordinate export policy, international launch/reentry requests, and acquisition practices to support commercial markets and national security.

Other notable points

• The memorandum rescinds Presidential Policy Directive 26 (Nov 21, 2013) and overrides inconsistent prior guidance.
• It directs publication in the Federal Register and states implementation is subject to law and available appropriations.