Update on Congressional Interest in Commercial Space
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Bills Promote Commercial Space Safety and Success
“Members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today introduced a package of four space bills intended to bring stability and certainty to the growing commercial space market.”
– H.R. 2261, the “Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015” introduced by Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.)
– H.R. 2263, the “Office of Space Commerce Act” introduced by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.)
– H.R. 1508, the “Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015” introduced by Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) and Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.)
– H.R. 2262, the “Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015”
– Fact sheet
– Let A Thousand Space Policy Bills Bloom (Update), earlier post
– House Science Committee Markup
– House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Approves Pro-Commercial Space Bills
– Full Committee Markup of the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness
– Spaceport America Goes to Market Enabling Low-Cost Access to Space
Thank you, Keith, for keeping us all up to date on the Washington craziness.
How do you do it without making yourself crazy?
Oh, wait… 🙂