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Space

House OKs Bill To Create One-Stop Shop For Commercial Space Activity

By Marc Selinger

Friday, April 27th, 2018

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House OKs Bill To Create One-Stop Shop For Commercial Space Activity

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would create a “one-stop shop” in the Commerce Department’s Office of Space Commerce to authorize private-sector space activity, including exploration and remote sensing.The House passed the proposed American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act (H.R. 2809) by voice vote April 24. The bill now heads to the Senate for its consideration. Federal oversight of private space activities is now spread across several agencies, creating a burdensome and legally uncertain environment that has…

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