Ensuring American Space Superiority
Headline: Orders federal agencies to expand American space exploration and defense
What it does: Federal agencies must implement a government-wide plan to advance American space exploration, defend United States space interests, grow the commercial space economy, and deploy new space technologies.
- Sets goal to return Americans to the Moon by 2028.
- Requires a permanent lunar outpost to be established by 2030.
- Directs deployment of lunar and orbital nuclear reactors, with a Moon reactor ready by 2030.
Summary
This order directs federal agencies to make American space leadership a national priority by expanding exploration, strengthening space defenses, boosting the commercial space economy, and deploying advanced technologies. It requires plans and reforms across civilian and defense space programs and directs coordination led by the President's science adviser.
The order sets specific goals: return Americans to the Moon by 2028, establish a permanent lunar outpost by 2030, enable lunar and orbital nuclear power, and attract at least $50 billion in private space investment by 2028. It also reforms space contracting and security planning.
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