Biden wants a space tax on companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin that launch in the US

• President Biden has flagged commercial space launch companies like SpaceX for aviation excise taxes.
• The firms currently do not pay the tax, which is tagged to the price of airline tickets. 
• The FAA is already struggling to keep up with the pace of space launches.

President Joe Biden wants private space companies, such as Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, to start paying taxes to use US airspace.