US aims to loosen environmental safeguards to support space industry

WASHINGTON, United States — The US on Tuesday said it plans to exempt the US private space sector from numerous environmental regulations, a deregulatory move aimed at accelerating the pace of space launches in a bid to compete with China. “America won the first Space Race, and we can do it again — but only if we get government red tape out of the way,” wrote Sean Duffy, US President Donald Trump’s transportation chief, in a statement. The Trump administration’s proposed rule would allow requirements under 13 federal laws to be waived for “certain commercial space licenses and permits.” The Federal […]...

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