Hearings

Reopening the American Frontier: Exploring How the Outer Space Treaty Will Impact American Commerce and Settlement in Space

May 23, 2017
02:30 PM

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, will convene a hearing titled “Reopening the American Frontier: Exploring How the Outer Space Treaty Will Impact American Commerce and Settlement in Space” at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. This hearing will examine U.S. government obligations under the Outer Space Treaty on its 50th anniversary, specifically compliance with Article VI of the Treaty that requires governments to authorize and continually supervise the activities of non-government entities. This hearing will also explore the Treaty’s potential impacts on expansion of our nation’s commerce and settlement in space.  

Witness Panel 1:

- Mr. James E. Dunstan, Founder, Mobius Legal Group, PLLC
- Ms. Laura Montgomery, Attorney and Proprietor, Ground Based Space Matters, LLC
- Mr. Matthew Schaefer, Co-Director of Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law Program, University of Nebraska College of Law

Witness Panel 2:

- Mr. Mike Gold, Vice President, Washington Operations, Space Systems Loral
- Mr. Peter Marquez, Vice President of Global Engagement, Planetary Resources
- Colonel Pamela Melroy, Colonel, U.S. Air Force, Retired and Former Astronaut
- Dr. Bob Richards, Founder and CEO, Moon Express

Hearing Details:

Tuesday, May 23, 2017
2:30 p.m.
Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness

This hearing will take place in Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.

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Testimony

  • Mr. James E. Dunstan

    Founder
    Mobius Legal Group, PLLC
    Download Testimony (381.69 KB)

  • Ms. Laura Montgomery

    Attorney and Proprietor
    Ground Based Space Matters, LLC
    Download Testimony (169.81 KB)

  • Mr. Matthew Schaefer

    Co-Director of Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law Program
    University of Nebraska College of Law
    Download Testimony (108.07 KB)

Witness Panel 2

  • Mr. Mike Gold

    Vice President, Washington Operations
    Space Systems Loral
    Download Testimony (258.51 KB)

  • Mr. Peter Marquez

    Vice President of Global Engagement
    Planetary Resources
    Download Testimony (219.32 KB)

  • Colonel Pamela Melroy

    Colonel, U.S. Air Force
    Retired and Former Astronaut
    Download Testimony (228.64 KB)

  • Dr. Bob Richards

    Founder and CEO
    Moon Express
    Download Testimony (342.66 KB)