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DoD Seeks New Authorities To Meet Growing Commercial Launch Demand At Space Ports

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DoD Seeks New Authorities To Meet Growing Commercial Launch Demand At Space Ports
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a GPS III-5 satellite into orbit launches from LC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., on June 17, 2021 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Defense Department in April proposed new legislative authorities that would allow it to begin charging commercial launch providers additional costs for the use of its space ports to help the U.S. Space Force finance operations to keep pace with surging commercial demand for its facilities. The increasing commercial demand for the space ports at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., and Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., is putting “tremendous demand on our infrastructure” for things such as roads, power…

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