Interior Department requests information on offshore launch options

The U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking information from companies on offshore launch platforms. According to SpaceNews, this request is part of an effort to reduce congestion at traditional spaceports as commercial space activity accelerates. These ocean-based facilities could handle uncrewed orbital launches, potentially distributing launch capacity across multiple infrastructure sites.

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