华盛顿，10月6日：美国联邦航空局周二宣布，计划简化商业航天发射及再入大气层的相关法规。
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 : The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it is proposing to streamline regulations for commercial space launches and re-entries.
这些举措包括允许运营商通过电子方式提交发射申请，在证明安全性方面给予更大灵活性，并将原先需要分别提交的三份安全分析报告合并为一份。
The moves include allowing operators to submit launch applications electronically, offering greater flexibility in demonstrating equivalent levels of safety and combining three required safety analyses into a single submission.
白宫的目标是在2030年前实现每年至少1000次发射与再入任务，而去年这一数字仅为178次。这一数值较2013年增长了10倍，目前该领域的领军企业为埃隆·马斯克创立的SpaceX。
The White House wants to enable at least 1,000 launches and re-entries annually by 2030, up from 178 launches last year. That figure is 10 times higher than in 2013 with the activity dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
联邦航空局表示：“简化这些关键法规有助于美国航天企业继续保持全球商业发射领域的领先地位，同时坚守我们设定的最高安全标准。”公众可在11月4日前对这些拟议修改内容提出意见。
The FAA said, "Simplifying these critical rules will ensure American space operators can continue leading the world in commercial launch growth while maintaining the FAA’s highest safety standards." The public can comment on the proposed changes through November 4.
今年8月，唐纳德·特朗普总统签署备忘录，旨在大幅提升美国商业航天发射频次，要求各联邦机构积极寻找适合建设新发射场与再入场地的土地资源。
In August, President Donald Trump signed a memo to help drastically increase the number of US commercial space launches, including directing government agencies to look at federal land for new launch and re-entry sites.
同年7月，联邦航空局还提议豁免多项法律中的相关要求，以简化并加速商业航天发射许可流程。
In July, the FAA proposed waiving requirements under several laws to simplify and expedite commercial space licensing.