Trump simplifies spaceflight rules, company shares rise
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to simplify federal regulations for commercial space launches. Shares of AIRO Group, Satellogic, and Rocket Lab USA rose, some by more than 11%.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at simplifying federal regulations governing commercial rocket launches. Against this backdrop, shares of AIRO Group, Satellogic, and Rocket Lab USA surged, some by more than 11%. This is reported by UNN with reference to Investing.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at simplifying federal regulations for commercial rocket launches. This decision could benefit SpaceX and other private space ventures.
The order mandates the US Secretary of Transportation to expedite or waive environmental reviews for launch licenses administered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Additionally, "outdated, redundant, or overly restrictive regulations for launch and re-entry vehicles" are to be eliminated.
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Against the backdrop of the innovation:
Shares of AIRO Group surged by more than 11% before the opening of the Wall Street stock exchange, while Satellogic rose by over 8%, and Rocket Lab USA and Ast SpaceMobile by about 1.6%.
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Many industry leaders expected Trump to address these issues during his second term in the White House, especially after Elon Musk took on a central advisory role to the president shortly after his inauguration in January. Since then, disagreements have arisen between the two men, which have been widely covered on social media.
Recall
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