CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings May 10, 2014
So what are we doing to make space travel safe from orbital debris . Today a number of Government Agencies have a role in orbital debris mitigation. Three of those agencies are represented on the panel today. The dod Strategic Command is responsible for tracking orbital debris. The fcc has jurisdiction for mitigating orbital debris from satellites and faa office of commercial space transportation regulates orbital debris from commercially licensed launch and reentry vehicles however what is an quite clear is which agencies have or could have legitimate roles and space Traffic Management. That ...