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The Trump administration has put forward a proposal to exempt commercial space companies from certain environmental reviews, aiming to speed the approval process for launch operations as annual commercial flights are projected to surpass 500.
SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Blue Origin, and Stoke Space are among the companies expected to benefit.
A regulatory shift tied to launch volume The proposal targets environmental review requirements that apply to launch operations.
Those reviews are part of the clearance process operators must work through before a launch can proceed, and the administration's stated aim is to shorten the time that process takes.
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