U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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Chairs DeFazio, Larsen Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the FAA’s Role in the Future of Spaceflight

June 14, 2021

Chairs DeFazio, Larsen Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the FAA's Role in the Future of Spaceflight

Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, 'Starships and Stripes Forever - An Examination of the FAA's Role in the Future of Spaceflight.' The hearing will explore broadly the future of the U.S. launch and spaceflight industry, its increasing use and saturation, and the FAA's role in overseeing such an industry to ensure the public's safety and the public good.

The witnesses list is available here on the committee's website. Written testimony and a livestream can also be found on that page once available.

HEARING DETAILS

The Subcommittee on Aviation hearing on:

'Starships and Stripes Forever - An Examination of the FAA's Role in the Future of Spaceflight'

Wednesday June 16, 2021

2:00 p.m. EDT

2167 Rayburn House Office Building and virtually

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