Defense & Space Industry Briefing — 2026-08-26
The U.S. government has issued a new National Space Transportation Policy mandating the integration of space launch management with air traffic control and setting a target for 1,000 annual rocket launches. Simultaneously, federal agencies are pursuing the siting of new spaceports to secure critical launch corridors, while industry analysts project that 6,500 Earth observation satellites will be launched by 2035, generating $160 billion in revenue.











