President Donald Trump has unveiled a major new push to accelerate America’s commercial space ambitions, with the United States targeting more than 1,000 rocket launches and spacecraft re-entries from American soil every year by 2030.

The new policy directs US government agencies to examine federal land for additional launch and re-entry sites while encouraging greater private-sector participation in space transportation.

Trump’s plans extend beyond Earth orbit. NASA has been directed to support commercial transportation to and from the Moon, robotic missions to Mars and eventually commercial human transportation to the Red Planet.

The announcement comes as the US-China space race intensifies, with both countries pursuing ambitious lunar programs. The United States is aiming to return astronauts to the lunar surface before 2030 and establish a more sustained presence on the Moon.

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The company's program suffered a disaster in 2014 when a spaceplane on a test flight broke apart midair, killing the copilot and seriously injuring the pilot. In 2021, billionaire Branson soared to space aboard Virgin Galactic flight. The company then faced a brief grounding by the federal aviation administration. The US government agency found the Branson flight deviated from its assigned airspace and virgin galactic did not communicate the mishap as required. Later, lab testing revealed certain materials were used in its vehicles had fallen below required strength margins. The company ended its space-flight pause with a successful test in may, paving the way for Thursday's mission.

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