Chirag Parikh, at left, executive secretary of the National Space Council, and Johnathan Pellish, director of civil space policy for the National Space Council, attend discussions at the Spaceport Industry Summit on June 14, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The National Spaceport Interagency Working Group was visiting Kennedy and other spaceports in the United States to collect feedback on a draft national spaceport strategy.

Pam Underwood, at left, director of the Office of Spaceports for the Federal Aviation Administration, and Chirag Parikh, executive secretary of the National Space Council, attend a meeting during the Spaceport Industry Summit on June 14, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The National Spaceport Interagency Working Group was visiting Kennedy and other spaceports in the United States to collect feedback on a draft national spaceport strategy.

Kelvin Manning, deputy director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, addresses attendees at the Spaceport Industry Summit on June 14, 2023, at the Florida spaceport. The National Spaceport Interagency Working Group was visiting Kennedy and other spaceports in the United Stations to collect feedback on a draft national spaceport strategy.

Kelvin Manning, deputy director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, addresses attendees at the Spaceport Industry Summit on June 14, 2023, at the Florida spaceport. The National Spaceport Interagency Working Group was visiting Kennedy and other spaceports in the United Stations to collect feedback on a draft national spaceport strategy.