Why Is FAA Spaceport Expansion Now Focused on New Spaceports and Priority Launch Corridors?

On August 24, 2026, the Federal Register placed a new Federal Aviation Administration Request for Information on public inspection under docket FAA-2026-9736. The official FAA RFI is titled Siting New Spaceports and Use of Priority Airspace for Critical Space Launch Corridors. It is scheduled for publication on August 25, 2026, and asks for written comments within 60 days after publication.