Subcommittee Chair and Member Assignments Approved

Chair Gabrielle Giffords

On January 28, Committee Members approved Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) to be Chair of the Space and Aviation Subcommittee. Along with Chair Giffords, sixteen other Committee Members serve on the Subcommittee. The Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics handles issues related to U.S. civil and commercial space activities and aviation R&D. During the 110^th Congress, the Subcommittee worked on issues including space exploration, science, education, and aeronautics activities at NASA, the next generation of air traffic control, and remote sensing data critical to climate change.

“I am honored to take on a leadership role on the Science & Technology Committee. Under the focused and bipartisan guidance of Chairman Gordon, we are aggressively promoting scientific advancements that are key to U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace. Smart research and development investments in several federal agencies, including NASA, will help create the innovations that will drive economic growth and create new jobs,” stated Subcommittee Chair Gabrielle Giffords.

Recent Space & Aeronautics Hearings and Markups

May 20, 2008
Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Markup -- H.R. 6063

May 1, 2008
NASA’s Aeronautics R&D Program: Status and Issues

Subcommittee Jurisdiction

Committee Rule 11(a)(4)

Legislative jurisdiction and general 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 labs;
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;
the 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.