{"id":81955,"date":"2025-08-14T10:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/81955\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:35:07","slug":"trump-signs-order-to-ease-commercial-spaceflight-regulations-dw-08-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/81955\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs order to ease commercial spaceflight regulations \u2013 DW \u2013 08\/14\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump<\/a> signed an executive order on Wednesday that he claimed would ease regulations that govern commercial rocket launches.<\/p>\n

The order directs the US transportation secretary to eliminate or expedite environmental reviews for launch licenses given by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).<\/p>\n

“Inefficient permitting processes discourage investment and innovation, limiting the ability of US\u00a0companies to lead in global space markets,” the executive order reads.<\/p>\n

It also calls for the cancellation of “outdated, redundant or overly restrictive rules for launch and reentry vehicles,” according to a statement released by the White House.<\/p>\n

Could the move benefit Elon Musk?<\/p>\n

Trump’s latest executive order\u00a0also states that “inefficient” permitting processes “discourage investment and innovation,” which in turn limits US companies’ ability to lead in global space markets.<\/p>\n

The move could benefit private space companies such as SpaceX, the company owned by former Trump advisor Elon Musk<\/a>, despite the two falling out publicly<\/a> in recent months.<\/p>\n

The company \u2014 which dominates the global private space launches market \u2014 plans missions to the Moon and Mars using its Starship rockets, which saw a series of setbackslastly in June as a routine test ended up in an explosion.<\/a><\/p>\n

Environment groups slam executive order<\/p>\n

Environmental groups have criticized Trump’s moves to deregulate commercial spaceflight.<\/p>\n

“This reckless order puts people and wildlife at risk from private companies launching giant rockets that often explode and wreak devastation on surrounding areas,” Jared Margolis of the US-based nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The FAA approved an increase in annual SpaceX Starship launches from five to 25 in early may, saying it would not negatively affect the\u00a0environment.<\/p>\n

SpaceX boss Musk, the world’s richest man<\/a>, has repeatedly complained that studies over the environmental impact of Starship slow the tests of the rocket, together with post-flight mishap investigations and licensing reviews required by the FAA.<\/p>\n

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