Huntsville, AL – Today the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology announced that Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) will serve as Vice-Chair of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee in the 113th Congress. The Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee oversees the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Space Council, national space policy, commercial space activities, and international space cooperation as well as many other jurisdictions and programs related to spaceflight.
Vice-Chair Rep. Brooks said, “I am thrilled to be appointed Vice-Chairman on a committee that is so important to America and the Marshall Space Flight Center. As Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, I will work with Subcommittee Chairman Steven Palazzo (R-MS), NASA Administrator Bolden, and national and Alabama leaders to continue America’s exceptional space exploration and research legacy, and to ensure, as best as possible in a hostile budget environment, that NASA has the support and resources it requires. As the home of Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama’s Fifth District has played a central role in leading the United States, and the world, in space. The Tennessee Valley has some of the most dedicated engineers, scientists, and technology professionals in the nation, and I look forward to hearing from them about the issues they believe the Subcommittee should consider.”
Rep. Brooks introduces NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot
at an event in December 2012.
Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) said, “In the new Congress, the Science Committee will promote policies that support our nation’s space program, encourage energy independence, expand scientific education, fund basic research, and enhance the development of new technologies. All of this work begins in the Subcommittees. I look forward to joining Rep. Mo Brooks to advance policies that spur innovation, job creation, and economic growth.”
Last week, Rep. Brooks was re-appointed to the House Science, Space and Technology and Armed Services Committees, and newly appointed to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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