Senate Commerce Hearing on Partnerships to Advance the Business of Space, May 2013

Senate Commerce Hearing on Partnerships to Advance the Business of Space, May 2013

The Science and Space Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on May 16, 2013 on Partnerships to Advance the Business of Space.  Witnesses were:

  • Wayne Hale, Director, Human Spaceflight, Special Aerospace Services (and former NASA space shuttle program manager)
  • Patti Grace Smith, consultant (and former FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation)
  • Michael Lopez-Alegria, President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation (and former NASA astronaut)
  • Steven Collicott, Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

SpacePolicyOnline.com published two articles summarizing different aspects of the hearing on May 20, 2013.