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Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee

Meetings

Hearings, markups, and business meetings, most recent first.

Jul 152026

HearingA Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Proposal

2318 Rayburn House Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled

WitnessesThe Honorable Taylor JordanDirector of the Office of Space Commerce · National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness Statement

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Mar 252026

HearingThe Future of Low Earth Orbit: From the ISS to Commercial Platforms

2318 Rayburn House Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled

WitnessesMr. Dave CavossaPresident · Commercial Space FederationWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness StatementMr. Charlie PrecourtMember · Aerospace Safety Advisory PanelWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness StatementMr. Joel MontalbanoActing Associate Administrator for Space Operations · National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness Statement

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Dec 42025

HearingStrategic Trajectories: Assessing China’s Space Rise and the Risks to U.S. Leadership

2318 Rayburn House Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled

WitnessesMr. Dean ChengSenior Fellow · The Potomac Institute for Policy StudiesWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness StatementDr. Patrick BeshaFounder · Global Space GroupWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness StatementMr. Clayton SwopeDeputy Director · Aerospace Security Project, Center for Strategic and International StudiesWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Statement Witness BiographyDr. Michael GriffinCo-President · LogiQ, Inc,Witness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness Statement

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May 152025

HearingFrom Detection to Deflection: Evaluating NASA’s Planetary Defense Strategy

2318 Rayburn House Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled

WitnessesDr. Amy MainzerProfessor, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences · University of California, Los AngelesWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness StatementDr. Nicola FoxAssociate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate · National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness StatementDr. Matthew PayneDirector, Minor Planet Center · Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness Statement

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Apr 12025

HearingLeveraging Commercial Innovation for Lunar Exploration: A Review of NASA’s CLPS Initiative

2318 Rayburn House Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled

WitnessesMr. John ThorntonChief Executive Officer · Astrobotic TechnologyWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Statement Witness BiographyMr. Stephen AltemusPresident and CEO · Intuitive MachinesWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness StatementMr. Jason KimChief Executive Officer · Firefly AerospaceWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Statement Witness BiographyDr. Nicola FoxAssociate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate · National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Statement Witness BiographyDr. Brett DeneviPrincipal Staff Scientist · John Hopkins Applied Physics LaboratoryWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness Statement

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Feb 262025

HearingStep by Step: The Artemis Program and NASA's Path To Human Exploration of the Moon, Mars, and Beyond

3:00 p.m.Scheduled

WitnessesMr. Dan DumbacherAdjunct Professor · Purdue UniversityWitness Statement Witness Biography Witness Truth in TestimonyDr. Scott PaceDirector · Space Policy Institute, George Washington UniversityWitness Truth in Testimony Witness Biography Witness Statement

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