United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

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The Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is one of five subcommittees of the United States House Committee on Science and Technology.

1 Jurisdiction
2 History
3 Members, 110th Congress
4 External links

[edit] Jurisdiction

The subcommittee has legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to astronautical and aeronautical research and development including:

national space policy, including access to space;
sub-orbital access and applications;
National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its contractor and government-operated laboratories;
space commercialization, including the commercial space activities relating to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce;
exploration and use of outer space;
international space cooperation;
National Space Council;
space applications, space communications and related matters;
Earth remote sensing policy;
civil aviation research, development, and demonstration;
research, development, and demonstration programs of the Federal Aviation Administration; and
space law.

[edit] History

Chairs of the subcommittee:

Mark Udall, 2007-present

Ken Calvert, 2005-2007

[edit] Members, 110th Congress

The Committee is chaired by Democrat Mark Udall of Colorado, and the Ranking Minority Member is Republican Ken Calvert of California.

Majority	Minority
Mark Udall, Chairman, Colorado David Wu, Oregon Nick Lampson, Texas Steve Rothman, New Jersey Mike Ross, Arkansas Ben Chandler, Kentucky Charlie Melancon, Louisiana Bart Gordon, Ex-Officio, Tennessee	Ken Calvert, Ranking Member, California Dana Rohrabacher, California Frank D. Lucas, Oklahoma Jo Bonner, Alabama Tom Feeney, Florida Ralph Hall, Ex-Officio, Texas

[edit] External links

Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, official web site
Republican Science Committee web site

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