Hearings

The Emerging Space Environment: Operational, Technical, and Policy Challenges

May 14, 2019
03:00 PM Dirksen Senate Office Building 562

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, will convene a hearing titled, “The Emerging Space Environment: Operational, Technical, and Policy Challenges,” at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The hearing will examine civil-military coordination, cooperation, and related issues within the space domain.

Witnesses:

  • The Honorable Jim Bridenstine, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Mr. Kevin O’Connell, Director, Office of Space Commerce, Department of Commerce
  • Mr. Robert Cardillo, Former Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  • Lt. Gen. David D. Thompson, Vice Commander, Space Command, United States Air Force
  • Col. Pamela A. Melroy, United States Air Force (ret.)

*Witness list subject to change

Hearing Details: 

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
3:00 p.m.
Subcommittee on Aviation and Space

This hearing will take place in the Dirksen Senate Office Building 562. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.

*Note: Witnesses added on 5/10/19

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Testimony

  • The Honorable Jim Bridenstine

    Administrator
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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  • Col. Pamela Melroy

    United States Air Force (ret.)
    Download Testimony (391.22 KB)

  • Mr. Kevin O’Connell

    Director
    Office of Space Commerce, Department of Commerce
    Download Testimony (294.02 KB)

  • Lt. Gen. David Thompson

    Vice Commander
    Space Command, United States Air Force
    Download Testimony (151.99 KB)