The Science Subcommittee on Space is one of six subcommittees of the United States House Committee on Science and Technology.
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:
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:
Brian Babin, Texas 2015-present
Steven Palazzo, Mississippi, 2011–2015
Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona, 2009-2011
Mark Udall, Colorado, 2007-2009
Ken Calvert, California, 2005-2007
