Transportation Department creates SPACE Task Force to boost commercial space innovation

The Department of Transportation announced Wednesday the creation of a new task force that focuses on coordinating space policy activities.

The Space Policy Administration, Coordination, and Execution task force will implement President Donald Trump's National Space Transportation Policy that includes recommendations to expand launch infrastructure, streamline regulation and coordinate space policy on behalf of the department.

“Under President Trump, the U.S. is leading in commercial space innovation," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement. "America had 217 of the 329 commercial space launches worldwide in 2025 and we expect that number to soar to 10,000 [Federal Aviation Administration]-licensed launches and reentries yearly by 2035. 

"This SPACE Task Force is going to ensure this next era of space transportation is led by America–not China,” he added.

The task force will also coordinate a unified commercial space transportation strategy that strengthens national security and unleashes innovation to secure America’s space dominance in the race against China.

The task force will be led by Transportation Department Under Secretary for Policy Ryan McCormack and brings together experts from the FAA and the department's Office of General Counsel, Office of Research and Technology, Office of Transportation Policy, Office of Multimodal Freight Policy and Office of Aviation and International Affairs.

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