After Trump takes office, he will reappoint the director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), review or adjust space policy, and so on. More importantly, when two people who are both interested in space and have radical ideas come together, the adjustments to U.S. space policy could be very 'drastic'. In the field of space, SpaceX effectively determines the timeline for NASA's launch missions, with most of the Department of Defense's satellites relying on SpaceX for launch. During Trump's first term, he pushed to reduce regulation on businesses from almost day one, including in the space sector with the second space policy directive (SPD 2). As stated in an ArsTechnica article: Folks, space policy is about to get pretty wild!

Source: New York Times November 25, 2024 15:57 UTC