
US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing the US to increase annual space launches to 1,000 by 2030 and explore commercial missions to Mars.
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The US currently carries out over 200 space launches annually.
WASHINGTON, August 21. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum that will increase the number of annual space launches in the United States to 1,000 by 2030, according to a document released by the White House.
"By 2030, our space transportation ranges must grow to support more than 1,000 launches and reentries every year," the memo reads.
Currently, the US carries out over 200 space launches annually.
Besides, Trump gave instructions to "explore commercial robotic access to the surface of Mars," and "explore commercial architectures for sending humans to the surface of Mars and returning them to Earth."
NASA has released images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter showing an 18-meter crater on the Moon created when a discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage struck the lunar surface at 5,400 mph on August 5.

Заключительный этап сведения Международной космической станции с орбиты проведут США с помощью корабля USDV, сообщил командир отряда космонавтов «Роскосмоса» Олег Кононенко. При этом будут задействованы два российских корабля «Прогресс».
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage is believed to have crashed into the Moon after drifting in space for over a year, with probes expected to photograph the impact site for scientific data.

Ракету "Союз-2.1а" с пилотируемым кораблем "Союз МС-29", на котором полетят два россиянина и один американец, установили на стартовый стол космодрома Байконур. Запуск запланирован на 14 июля.

США намерены начать строительство лунной базы в 2027 году. К 2030-м годам база будет напоминать МКС, с экипажами, находящимися там длительное время для подготовки к полетам на Марс.

NASA Director Jared Isaacman stated that China is likely to land astronauts on the Moon before the United States. He emphasized the current "space race" and China's rapid progress, while expressing confidence in the US's eventual return and establishment of a lunar base.