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House Panel OKs Bills To Aid Space Industry

By Marc Selinger

Friday, April 6th, 2018

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The House Science, Space and Technology Committee has approved two bills aimed at supporting the rocket propulsion and space support industries.One bill, proposed by Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), would designate NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama as the agency’s lead center for rocket propulsion, including the development of new technology.Such a designation would “ensure the long-term stability of the rocket propulsion industry through better coordination and collaboration between all relevant stakeholders” in government and industry, said Brooks, whose bill…

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