Ensuring American Space Superiority

( printed page 60537) Executive Order 14369 of December 18, 2025 Ensuring American Space Superiority By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1 . Purpose. 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. The United States must therefore pursue a space policy that will extend the reach of human discovery, secure the Nation's vital economic and security interests, unleash commercial development, and lay the foundation for a new space age. Sec. 2 . Policy. My Administration will focus its space policy on achieving the following priorities: (a) Leading the world in space exploration and expanding human reach and American presence in space by: (i) returning Americans to the Moon by 2028 through the Artemis Program, to assert American leadership in space, lay the foundations for lunar economic development, prepare for the journey to Mars, and inspire the next generation of American explorers; (ii) establishing initial elements of a permanent lunar outpost by 2030 to ensure a sustained American presence in space and enable the next steps in Mars exploration; and (iii) enhancing sustainability and cost-effectiveness of launch and exploration architectures, including enabling commercial launch services and prioritizing lunar exploration; (b) Securing and defending American vital national and economic security interests in, from, and to space by: (i) developing and demonstrating prototype next-generation missile defense technologies by 2028 to progressively and materially enhance America's air and missile defenses pursuant to Executive Order 14186 of January 27, 2025 (The Iron Dome for America); (ii) ensuring the ability to detect, characterize, and counter threats to United States space interests from very low-Earth orbit and throug…