# 2026-17372: President Unveils National Policy for Space Transportation Shenanigans 2026-17372, The National Space Transportation Policy, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2026-08-25, effective 2026-08-20; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17372 - As of: 2026-09-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-17372 - Title: The National Space Transportation Policy - Type: Presidential Document - Agencies: Executive Office of the President - Citation: 91 FR 54929 - Published: 2026-08-25 - Effective: 2026-08-20 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-09-01 ## In one line President Unveils National Policy for Space Transportation Shenanigans ## Summary No summary available. ## Effects PRIA read - 1,000+ Launches Per Year Goal: benefit, medium. The memorandum directs that by 2030 U.S. space transportation ranges must grow to support more than 1,000 launches and reentries every year. This sets a national capacity target for launch activity through the year 2030. - Federal Ranges Open To Commercial Users: benefit, medium. The Secretary of War and NASA must operate Federal launch and reentry ranges in a transparent way that accommodates government and non-government users, and agencies shall facilitate access to Federal launch and reentry sites for commercial users. This direction is meant to make Federal launch site… - Leases and Public-Private Co-Development: benefit, medium. Agencies shall incentivize co-development of launch and reentry infrastructure by facilitating leases, commercial investment, and public-private partnerships for capital improvements on Federal property. This encourages private investment and lease opportunities on Federal property. - Expedited Permitting and Reviews: benefit, medium. The memorandum requires agencies to expedite facility permitting and environmental reviews, consistent with Executive Order 14335 of August 13, 2025. This is intended to speed approvals needed for commercial launch and reentry operations. - Range Scheduling Transparency: benefit, low. Within 180 days the Secretary of War, coordinated with NASA and other agencies, must develop Federal range scheduling criteria to maximize efficient use for commercial users and must regularly publish range schedules to ensure transparent allocation of resources. - New Launch Sites and Priority Airspace: benefit, medium. Within 180 days the Secretary of Transportation must identify potential locations for additional launch facilities, report findings to the President, integrate launch management into airspace modernization, and designate priority airspace for critical launch corridors. This aims to expand physical… - Guaranteed Spectrum Access Reporting: benefit, medium. The Secretary of Commerce and the FCC Chairman must ensure reliable access to spectrum for commercial and Federal space launch and reentry activities and must report to the President within 180 days and every 2 years thereafter on their approach. This aims to secure radio spectrum needed for launch… - Designated Federal Reentry Site Development: benefit, medium. The Secretary of the Interior must identify Federal lands to serve as a designated Federal land reentry site within 90 days, the Secretary of Transportation must evaluate reentry safety criteria within 180 days, and the Secretary of Commerce must produce a development plan within 240 days that cons… - Industrial Base Strategy & Workforce Programs: benefit, medium. Within 180 days the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology must coordinate a space transportation industrial base strategy that promotes a competitive industry, supports workforce development and retention, military transition pathways, and government-industry exchanges; the strategy… - U.S.-Manufactured Vehicles For Government Payloads: benefit, medium. Heads of agencies must ensure U.S. Government payloads are launched on vehicles manufactured in the United States, except for (i) international programs with no-exchange-of-funds agreements, (ii) secondary mission technology demonstrations where no comparable U.S. launch is available, and (iii) hos… - Favor Commercial Services & Ridesharing: benefit, medium. The memorandum directs agency launch agents to favor commercial space transportation services, refrain from government activities that compete with commercial providers (unless needed for safety or national security), and to provide and coordinate ridesharing and hosted payload opportunities to max… ## Related documents - [2026-20855](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20855): Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel, 2026-10-09 - [2026-20629](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20629): National Manufacturing Day, 2026, 2026-10-07 - [2026-20319](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20319): Streamlining Access to Government Services Through America.gov, 2026-10-02 - [2026-20320](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20320): Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors, 2026-10-02 - [2026-19555](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19555): Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program, 2026-09-23 - [2026-19554](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19554): Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, 2026-09-23 ## Sources - [2026-17372 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/25/2026-17372/the-national-space-transportation-policy) - [2026-17372 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-25/pdf/2026-17372.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2026-17294, Temporary Suspension of Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Aga…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17294) - [Next: 2026-17374, Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17374) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17372 (as of 2026-09-01).