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Commercial Space Bill Reintroduced In House

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019

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Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) has reintroduced legislation aimed at strengthening the commercial space sector by streamlining the regulatory process, which also includes a presumption of approval for all private sector space activities, including remote sensing. The American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act passed the House unanimously by voice vote last year during the 115th Congress. The bill was referred to the Senate Commerce Committee, which didn’t take it up. “The American Space and Commerce Free Enterprise Act is fundamentally about…

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