US President Donald Trump has signed an updated national space transportation policy aimed at dramatically increasing America’s launch capacity, setting a target of more than 1,000 launches and reentries a year by 2030. The White House directive calls for quicker decisions on permits and environmental reviews, more public-private investment in launch infrastructure and expanded commercial access to federal facilities. The target compares with 178 US launches in 2025, according to Reuters. The policy also directs NASA to develop a lunar logistics system that supports commercial transport to and from the Moon, while exploring commercial robotic missions and eventual crewed transport to Mars. Trump has separately set a goal of returning US astronauts to the lunar surface by 2028. NASA’s Artemis program has already moved closer to that objective after Artemis II carried astronauts around the Moon earlier this year. The memorandum replaces the US space transportation policy adopted in 2013 under Obama.