Commerce Should House FAA-Like STM Operation, Rep. Cooper Says
An FAA-like space traffic management (STM) agency in the Commerce Department "would be a great service to the world," said House Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chair Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., on a Politico panel Wednesday. He said STM issues were on the…
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back burner as a federal priority, behind establishing Space Force, but will likely get more attention in President Joe Biden's administration. Speakers said the Biden administration should continue the National Space Council. Victoria Samson, Secure World Foundation's Washington office director, said the council has been an effective coordinator of agencies, though it’s not clear who in the Biden administration might quarterback it the way former Vice President Mike Pence did. A year into Space Force’s existence, it remains “a work in progress,” said Cooper, hoping fellow Democrats overlook any “taint” of its association with the Trump administration. He said he supports an investigation into that administration's decision to create a $1 billion headquarters for the military branch in Alabama.