SPACE POLICY related term(s) National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Amendments

History: call for an international agreement and require Federal agencies issuing licenses for commercial space activities to include provisions to protect and preserve the Apollo 11 and other lunar landing sites (S. 1694), S4934, S4954 [18JY]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (S. 239), S4734, S4739 [9JY]

Articles and editorials

Vermont Company Played Key Role in Apollo Moon Mission—A Former Engineer With Vergennes-Based Simmonds Precision Describes the Company’s Role in the Apollo Space Program, S4942 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions

Aerospace Industries Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 314), S5539 [17SE]

American Geophysical Union (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 460), S7208 [19DE]

Apollo 50 Celebration Week: observance (see H. Res. 405), H4164 [23MY]

Business and industry: declare that space launch is a developmental activity and not a form of transportation, and that a process exists for investigating commercial space launch reentry activities (see H. Res. 473), H5269 [2JY]

——— establish a training facility to support functions and activities relative to licensing of commercial space launch and reentry activities (see S. 2780), S6391 [5NO]

——— provide for authorization and supervision of nongovernmental space activities (H.R. 2809) (see H.R. 3610), H5269 [2JY]

——— reduce regulatory burdens and streamline processes relative to commercial space activities (see S. 919), S2043 [27MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish position of Assistant Sec. of Defense for Space (see S. 1771), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 4720), H8226 [17OC]

——— establish U.S. Space Command (see H.R. 1746), H2717 [13MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize unique and one-time arrangements for NASA and Smithsonian Institution displays on the National Mall and Washington Monument recognizing the U.S. space program (see H.J. Res. 60), H4388 [10JN]

History: call for an international agreement and require Federal agencies issuing licenses for commercial space activities to include provisions to protect and preserve the Apollo 11 and other lunar landing sites (see S. 1694), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 3766), H5910 [16JY]

International relations: support international cooperation and continued U.S. leadership to maintain access to space and achieve advances in space technology (see S. Res. 386), S6300 [30OC]

Koch, Christina H.: tribute (see S. Res. 451), S6950 [10DE]

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: redesignate as Vera Rubin Survey Telescope (see H.R. 3196), H4431 [11JN]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see S. 239), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 500), H517 [11JA]

Meir, Jessica U.: tribute (see S. Res. 451), S6950 [10DE]

NASA: allow procurement of supplies and services for commercial activities (see S. 2617), S5895 [17OC]

——— allow to accept in-kind consideration for certain leases (see H.R. 4304), H7704 [12SE]

——— anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing, tribute to crew and support staff, and support of returning humans to the Moon and Mars, selection of diverse lunar exploration crew, and U.S. leadership in space (see H. Res. 443), H4695 [13JN]

——— anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (see S. Con. Res. 19), S3253 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4349 [6JN]

——— anniversary of Apollo 12 Moon landing, tribute to crew and support staff, and support of continued U.S. leadership in exploration and use of space through human spaceflight (see S. Res. 441), S6756 [21NO]

——— authorize programs (see S. 2800), S6447 [6NO]

——— award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see S. 590), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1396), H2270 [27FE]

——— extend commitment to International Space Station and develop a strategy to transition to its successor platform, develop advanced space suits, and enable human space settlement (see S. 584), S1540 [27FE]

——— modify National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (see S. 2831), S6507 [12NO]

——— report on merits of, and options for, establishing an institute relative to space resources (see S. 381), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1029), H1391 [6FE]

NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station, Sandusky, OH: redesignate as NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (see S. 2472), S5474 [12SE] (see H.R. 4790), H8387 [22OC]

National Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 59), H4312 [4JN]

NTSB: authorize investigation of commercial space transportation accidents (see H.R. 1562), H2503 [6MR]

Science: ensure American leadership in low-earth orbit and deep space exploration (see H.R. 5470), H10609 [17DE]

Weather: improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events (see S. 881), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 5260), H9175 [22NO]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1396, Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act, H7832 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing, H5922 [17JY]

Brazil: oppose expansion of Alcantara Launch Center, H8074 [27SE]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of disaster, H1234 [28JA]

Dept. of Defense: establish U.S. Space Command, H10083 [11DE]

——— tribute to U.S. Space Command, H7670 [12SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize unique and one-time arrangements for NASA and Smithsonian Institution displays on the National Mall and Washington Monument recognizing the U.S. space program (H.J. Res. 60), H4377 [10JN]

FAA: Office of Commercial Space Transportation funding, H5073 [24JN]

Hawaii: tribute to James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and Submillimeter Array for contributions to international effort to produce the first image of a black hole, H3242 [10AP]

History: accomplishments of the U.S., H297 [9JA]

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: redesignate as Vera Rubin Survey Telescope (H.R. 3196), H7176, H7177 [23JY], E748 [11JN]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (S. 239), H7781, H7796–H7800 [19SE], H7889 [24SE]

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff, H4425 [11JN], H4888 [19JN], H5831 [16JY], H5916, H5917, H5918, H5919, H5920, H5921, H5923, H5924, H5983 [17JY], H7094 [18JY], H7224 [23JY], E936 [17JY], E951 [22JY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (H.R. 1396), H2975 [2AP], H7812–H7814 [19SE], E284 [11MR], E1192 [20SE]

——— Innovative Advanced Concepts program funding, H4930 [20JN]

——— low-enriched uranium propulsion system development funding, H4930 [20JN]

——— nonhuman embryo science and research funding, E870 [2JY]

——— Orion (spacecraft) facilities maintenance funding, H4879 [19JN]

——— tribute to astronauts from Oklahoma, H4924 [20JN], H5173 [26JN]

——— tribute to Marshall Space Flight Center role in history of U.S. space program, H5916 [17JY]

——— tribute to Stennis Space Center, H7135 [18JY]

NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station, Sandusky, OH: redesignate as NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (H.R. 4790), E1327 [22OC]

NOAA: combine and transfer Office of Space Commerce and Office of Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs to Dept. of Commerce, H4885 [19JN], E832, E836 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Aerospace Industries Association: anniversary (S. Res. 314), S5512 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish U.S. Space Command, S3810 [19JN], S4490 [25JN], S7067 [17DE]

——— provide for membership of Commander of U.S. Space Command on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, S4490 [25JN]

——— require Commander of U.S. Space Command to report directly to Sec. of the Air Force, S4490 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize unique and one-time arrangements for NASA and Smithsonian Institution displays on the National Mall and Washington Monument recognizing the U.S. space program (H.J. Res. 60), S3804 [18JN]

History: call for an international agreement and require Federal agencies issuing licenses for commercial space activities to include provisions to protect and preserve the Apollo 11 and other lunar landing sites (S. 1694), S4933–S4936 [18JY]

Johnson, Katherine: redesignate NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, WV, in honor, S2025 [27MR]

Koch, Christina H.: tribute (S. Res. 451), S6956 [10DE]

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: redesignate as Vera Rubin Survey Telescope (H.R. 3196), S7165 [18DE]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (S. 239), S4739 [9JY], S6444 [6NO]

Meir, Jessica U.: tribute (S. Res. 451), S6956 [10DE]

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff, S4801 [11JY], S4829, S4837 [16JY], S4882, S4887–S4889 [17JY], S4942 [18JY], S5076, S5098 [25JY]

——— anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (S. Con. Res. 19), S4955 [18JY]

——— anniversary of Apollo 12 Moon landing, tribute to crew and support staff, and support of continued U.S. leadership in exploration and use of space through human spaceflight (S. Res. 441), S6764 [21NO]

——— award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (H.R. 1396), S5904 [17OC]

——— award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (S. 590), S2061 [27MR]

——— establish Moon-Mars Development Project, S5076–S5078 [25JY]

NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station, Sandusky, OH: redesignate as NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (S. 2472), S6739 [21NO]

Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.: tribute, S4942 [18JY]

Reports filed

One Small Step To Protect Human Heritage in Space Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1694), S4856 [16JY]

Space Frontier Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 919) (S. Rept. 116–172), S6991 [11DE]

Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 881) (S. Rept. 116–171), S6991 [11DE]

Vera Rubin Survey Telescope Designation Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3196) (H. Rept. 116–132), H5255 [27JN]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 60, Dept. of the Interior unique and one-time arrangements for NASA and Smithsonian Institution displays on the National Mall and Washington Monument recognizing the U.S. space program authorization, H4378 [10JN]

H.R. 1396, Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act, H7812 [19SE]

H.R. 3196, Vera Rubin Survey Telescope Designation Act, H7176 [23JY]

S. 239, Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act, S4739 [9JY], H7796 [19SE]

S. 590, Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act, S2061 [27MR]

S. 1694, One Small Step To Protect Human Heritage in Space Act, S4935 [18JY]

S. Con. Res. 19, Apollo 11 Moon landing anniversary and tribute to crew and support staff, S3265 [5JN]

S. Res. 314, Aerospace Industries Association anniversary, S5542 [17SE]

S. Res. 386, support international cooperation and continued U.S. leadership to maintain access to space and achieve advances in space technology, S6304 [30OC]

S. Res. 441, anniversary of Apollo 12 Moon landing, tribute to crew and support staff, and support of continued U.S. leadership in exploration and use of space through human spaceflight, S6761 [21NO]

S. Res. 451, tribute to Christina H. Koch, S6954 [10DE]

S. Res. 451, tribute to Jessica U. Meir, S6954 [10DE]

S. Res. 460, American Geophysical Union (organization) anniversary, S7214 [19DE]

Tributes

Armstrong, Neil A., H7094 [18JY]