The United States says it plans to loosen environmental safeguards for its private space industry to speed up launches and increase competitiveness internationally. The proposal, announced on Tuesday, would exempt parts of the commercial space sector from certain environmental regulations, reducing what the administration describes as government “red tape.” According to the reporting, the Trump administration’s proposed rule would allow requirements under 13 federal laws to be waived for “certain commercial space licenses and permits.” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, in a statement, frames the change as necessary to accelerate the launch pace and help the United States compete more effectively with China. The initiative is presented as a deregulatory approach intended to expand private-sector activity in space while altering how environmental review or compliance obligations apply to selected commercial licensing and permitting. The outlets describe the move as an effort to support growth in the domestic space sector and to improve the US position in an international competition for space-related capabilities.