The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill intended to streamline satellite licensing after revising provisions related to automatic approval of applications.

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A Senate committee has delayed consideration of a bill intended to expedite Federal Communications Commission reviews of satellite license applications amid concerns that the proposal may be too permissive.

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The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator to the full Senate in a Dec. 8 vote.

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Senate Commerce Committee leaders said they hope to swiftly confirm Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator as he delivered a “message of urgency” about returning astronauts to the moon before China.

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The Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold a second confirmation hearing next month for Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be NASA administrator.

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As the federal government nears a potential shutdown, a report by Senate Democrats alleges that NASA is already taking steps in to carry out the administration’s proposed budget.

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A former NASA administrator told senators he believed it was “highly unlikely” the agency would return astronauts to the moon before China landed astronauts there.

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The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the nomination of Neil Jacobs to lead NOAA as that agency’s top satellite official remains on administrative leave.

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The Senate Commerce Committee voted April 30 to advance Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be NASA administrator to the full Senate, bringing him one step from confirmation.

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U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), and Space, Science, and Competitiveness Subcommittee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Space, Science, and […]

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The U.S. Senate, today, unanimously approved S. 1297, the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, introduced by Commerce Committee Space, Science, and Competitiveness Subcommittee chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), full […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C.– Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today joined a forum with Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as part of a new National Academies effort to elevate the role of […]

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Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV Chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation WASHINGTON, D.C.–50 years ago today, President Kennedy gave a now famous speech at Rice University […]

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Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation, today made the following statement at the opening of the committee hearing on […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Assembly of the International Space Station was completed last year. It took 5 space agencies from around the world to build it. While this by itself is quite an […]

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July 23, 2012 Statement of Thomas Reiter Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations European Space Agency before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate Mr. Chairman and […]

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July 25, 2012 Statement of William H. Gerstenmaier Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations National Aeronautics and Space Administration before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation U. S. […]

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Mr. James D. Royston, Interim Executive Director, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation “The International Space Station: […]

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Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Bill Nelson, John Boozman, and Barbara Mikulski today made the following remarks in reaction to NASA’s announcement on their Space Launch […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today titled Realizing NASA’s Potential: Programmatic Challenges in the 21st Century. Witness List: Dr. Woodrow […]

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Senate Commerce Committee Members, including Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), and Senator David Vitter (R-La.), today issued a joint […]

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