Trump Signs Order to Ease Commercial Spaceflight Regulations

Trump’s new commercial spaceflight order could benefit Musk’s SpaceX

The executive order will streamline federal regulation governing commercial rocket launches

Donald Trump Signs Order Easing Space Regulations In A Boost To Elon Musk's SpaceX

The executive order, which said it aimed to "substantially" increase the number of space launches in the United States, was described by an environmental group as "reckless."

Trump signs order to ease commercial spaceflight regulations

The move is set to remove "inefficient" regulations for private space ventures. It could also benefit Trump's former ally and advisor Elon Musk. Meanwhile, environmental groups criticized the order.

Trump orders relaxed rules for rocket launches, appearing to benefit Musk and Bezos

Companies like SpaceX and Blue Horizon may be able to forgo reviews required under National Environmental Policy Act Donald Trump is looking to relax environmental rules for commercial spaceship companies. In an executive order titled “enabling competition in the commercial space industry” that he signed on Wednesday, he said it’s imperative to national security that the private rocket-ship industry increase launches “substantially” by 2030.That…