SENATE COMMERCE HEARING ON GOVERNMENT ROLE IN COMMERCIAL SPACE REGULATION, December 2023

SENATE COMMERCE HEARING ON GOVERNMENT ROLE IN COMMERCIAL SPACE REGULATION, December 2023

The Space and Science Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing on December 13, 2023 on “Government Promotion of Safety and Innovation in the New Space Economy.”  The four witnesses were all from the government as compared with an October hearing with private sector representatives.

The witnesses at this hearing were:

  • Pam Melroy, Deputy Administrator, NASA
  • Kelvin Coleman, FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation
  • Richard DalBello, Director, Office of Space Commerce, NOAA
  • John Hill, DOD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space and Missile Defense

SpacePolicyOnline.com published a summary of the hearing on December 13: Senators Skeptical of White House Mission Authorization Proposal.