Now, scientists have made great progress in helping us reach, explore, and even briefly inhabit the harsh domain above us. But the rest of us are slower to follow or even understand where the scientists are enabling us to travel. Many nations and even some corporations are exploring high above the earths atmosphere, testing the infinite number of ways that mastering space can help the 7. 6 billion of us who live down here on the earth. The Space Age is base 70 years old and the foundational outer Space Treaty just over 50 years old. That should tell us something. Unfortunately precious little has happened since the ost to organize human efforts in the inhuman space domain. Space is in danger of becoming the wild west wherever satellite, stroernt, cosmo naught, has to defend seven. From their testimony i see our State Department experts are giving us our are giving up on the concept of a lawabiding rulesbased Space And Settling for something less, like suggestions based space, or hshl e
And great question. And this concludes todays hearing. I want to thank all of our witnesses for appearing and without objection, all members will have five legislative days to submit additional written questions. Ms. Busch, you can submit your last question for the witnesses or additional materials for the record. With that, the hearing is adjourned. Week nights, we have our lectures in history series, John Heitmann and Tothd Uhlman have the program cars in america. They also talk about the impact of oil shortages, the rise of coast to coast races called cannonball runs and the popularity of trucker movies and music. Watch american History Tonight starting at 8 eastern and every weekend on cspan 3. American History Tv on cspan 3 every weekday, saturday at 5 p. M. Eastern, a look at controversies over free speech with authors jonathan zimmerman and their book free speech and why you should give a dam. 6 p. M. Eastern, author of the civil war. Grants last battle. And saturday at 8 p. M.
Its been two years since the subcommittee has had a hearing on Space Acquisition. Im hopeful well use this opportunity to accelerate and improve Space Acquisition within the Space Force. He personally has encountered numerous articles in d. O. D. To having new and improved architectures. So if the Vice Chairman and the joint chiefs of staff has difficulties, i have difficulties. We have to make sure this works. Ill turn now to mr. Turner for any opening remarks hes got. Im waring my predators tie. We won in double overtime last night so its amazing thing for a nationalbased Hockey Team to be doing so well again. Mr. Turnerment mr. Turner. Thank you so much and thank you for holding this important hearing. We continually hear from general ray monday the issue of the provocative actions that China And Russia are taking in space and we know that its going to take not only our working defensively but also in the manner in which we deploy and design our architecture. Look forward to hearing
The Budgets Request and budget constrain environment it is just the only way to think about is if a meteorite has hit the planet, and so much of the progress that had been made on so many vectors and again, mentioned that same Development Goal some of of those inching upward in terms of education, in terms of Wells Empowerment in terms of Womens Representation in sanitation, in terms of food security, and just so many of those set back and try to mitigate the damage and get back on track. Give them the amount of Taxpayer Money we have already invested in these programs. I think this is just an Inflection Point that is really important in, you know, this is exhibit a of these programs is essential right now. From what you can tell, do you yet have the staffing and the training needed to ensure that the Gender Policy is integrated through all of the programs . Were review the Gender Policy that we inherited and well want to consult with you and others about that. You know, theres this is
The Space Agency is about 70 years old. That should tell us something. Space is in danger of becoming wild, wild west. From their testimony from State Department experts are giving up on lawabiding rules of based space and settle for something less like Suggestion Space Base or even hintbased space. Perhaps thats the best we can do. I think we should try harder or better. Cant we agree on Space Traffic Management on the size of safety zones around satellites or capsules to ban debris or to have compatible docking lodges. I look forward to discussion with witnesses. Thank you mr. Chairman. I want to thank you, Chairman Castro and ranking member. Additionally i want to thank our witnesses for joining us today to discuss this important issue. As this subcommittee has highlighted again and again, space is a vital component of our National Security now more than ever. Our global economy is totally dependent on access to space. Space is a common good that we benefit from regardless of countr