Trump signed a memorandum to facilitate the launch of the United States and explore commercial robots on Mars

ON 21 AUGUST, LOCAL TIME, ON 20 AUGUST, THE WHITE HOUSE STATED THAT UNITED STATES PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD SIGNED A MEMORANDUM PROPOSING THAT, BY 2030, THE UNITED STATES SPACE TRANSPORT RANGE AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES SHOULD HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT OVER 1,000 LAUNCHES AND RE-ENTRY MISSIONS PER YEAR. THE MEMORANDUM STATES THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL EXPAND AND IMPROVE SPACE LAUNCH AND RE-ENTRY INFRASTRUCTURE, REQUIRING THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES TO PROMOTE THE OPENING OF FEDERAL LAUNCH SITES TO COMMERCIAL USERS, ENCOURAGE COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND JOINT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, AND EXPEDITE FACILITY LICENSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. NASA WAS ALSO REQUESTED TO DEVELOP A COMMERCIAL MOON LOGISTICS ARCHITECTURE, EXPLORE COMMERCIAL ROBOTIC LANDINGS ON MARS AND RELATED STRUCTURES FOR COMMERCIAL HUMAN TRANSPORT TO AND FROM MARS. (IN RUSSIAN)