Illustration of a Seagate Space offshore launch platform that would support uncrewed launches of liquid-fueled orbital rockets. Credit: Seagate Space
Illustration of a Seagate Space offshore launch platform that would support uncrewed launches of liquid-fueled orbital rockets. Credit: Seagate Space

TOKYO — 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 by the federal government to reduce congestion at existing spaceports.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...