Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on the pad of Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of its NG-2 mission on Nov. 13, 2025. Courtesy of Blue Origin
Within hours of NASA’s latest permanent administrator being officially sworn in, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pushing forward a policy of American superiority in outer space.
“Superiority in space is a measure of national vision and willpower, and the technologies Americans develop to achieve it contribute substantially to the nation’s strength, security, and prosperity,” Trump said in the order.
