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The Golden Age of Space Transportation is Here: What It Means for Government Contractors

Hunton – In the span of five days in late August 2026, the federal government moved on four fronts to accelerate US space transportation capacity: a new presidential policy directive, a novel “mission authorization” pilot program, a formal request for information on siting new spaceports and creating priority launch airspace, and a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proceeding aimed at freeing up spectrum for launch operations.

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