Interior Department requests information on offshore launch options

Published on July 9, 2026
Illustration of a Seagate Space offshore launch platform that would support uncrewed launches of liquid-fueled orbital rockets. Credit: Seagate Space

An office of the U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking information on concepts for performing offshore orbital launches, part of a broader effort to reduce congestion at existing spaceports.

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