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Bridenstine to Release Space Bill in Matter of Weeks

Valerie Insinna

Monday, February 29th, 2016

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Bridenstine to Release Space Bill in Matter of Weeks

ULA's Atlas V rocket launches on Dec. 6 on Orbital ATK's fourth Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA. Photo: ULA.

Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) is poised to roll out a discussion draft of a comprehensive space bill within the next few weeks, he said Friday.The American Space Renaissance Act will be formally released during the Space Symposium this April in Colorado Springs, he said at a Commercial Spaceflight Federation event. The congressman wants industry feedback on the language of the bill, which he called a “conversation piece” that will be huge in scope."The overall point of the bill is to…

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