United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

The subcommittee has legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to astronautical and aeronautical research and development including:^[1]

• national space policy, including access to space;
• sub-orbital access and applications;
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its contractor and government-operated laboratories;
• space commercialization, including the commercial space activities relating to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce;
• exploration and use of outer space;
• international space cooperation;
• National Space Council;
• space applications, space communications and related matters;
• Earth remote sensing policy;
• civil aviation research, development, and demonstration;
• research, development, and demonstration programs of the Federal Aviation Administration; and
• space law.

Chairs of the subcommittee:

• Dana Rohrabacher (R), California, 1997-2005
• Ken Calvert (R), California, 2005-2007
• Mark Udall (D), Colorado, 2007-2009
• Gabby Giffords (D), Arizona, 2009-2011
• Steven Palazzo (R), Mississippi, 2011–2015
• Brian Babin (R), Texas 2015-2019, 2023-present
• Kendra Horn (D), Oklahoma, 2019-2021
• Don Beyer (D), Virginia, 2021-2023
• Brian Babin (R), Texas, 2023–2025
• Mike Haridopolos (R), Florida, 2025–present

• United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space