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Cruz to Hold Commercial Space Hearing Next Week

By Doug Messier

Parabolic Arc

April 21, 2017

Filed under Andrew Rush, bigelow aerospace, Blue Origin, Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, George Whitesides, human spaceflight, Made in Space, Rob Myerson, Robert Bigelow, Senate Science Committee, Ted Cruz, virgin galactic

Sen. Ted Cruz

WASHINGTON (Senate Science Committee PR) – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, will convene a hearing titled “Reopening the American Frontier: Reducing Regulatory Barriers and Expanding American Free Enterprise in Space” at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2017.

This hearing will examine the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act signed into law in November 2015, potential regulatory barriers to address in future legislation, and ways to expand commercial opportunities for American firms in space.

Witnesses:

•   Mr. Robert Bigelow, Founder, Bigelow Aerospace
•   Mr. Rob Myerson, President, Blue Origin
•   Mr. George Whitesides, CEO, Virgin Galactic
•   Mr. Andrew Rush, CEO, Made in Space

* Witness list subject to change

Hearing Details:

Wednesday, April 26, 2017
10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness

This hearing will take place in Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.

Doug Messier