Rep. Don Beyer, who serves as Chair of the House Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, today reintroduced the Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act. The legislation would bolster NASA’s efforts to reduce emissions from the aviation industry while also reducing the impact of airplane noise in airport-adjacent communities. Climate change and aircraft noise have consistently… Read more »
Originally published on Patch.
Arlington Science Focus School welcomed NASA astronauts and a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut to the school Friday morning as part of an Artemis Generation event where students got a chance to ask the astronauts questions.
Hosted by Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th), chairman of the U.S. House Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Space and… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is holding a hearing titled, “A Review of the Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032.”
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Rep. Don Beyer’s (D-VA), opening statement as prepared for the record is below.
Good morning and welcome to today’s… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital, including Arlington, and serves as the Chairman of the House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, issued the following statement today on Boeing’s announcement that it would move its headquarters to Arlington, Virginia:
“Boeing’s announcement is the culmination of years of growing… Read more »
Yesterday, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) Committee on Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey released a new consensus study, “Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032.” The report defines 12 priority science questions across three scientific themes – origins, worlds and processes,… Read more »
Yesterday, Vice President and National Space Council Chair, Kamala Harris, visited Vandenberg Space Force Base in California where she announced the United States’ commitment “not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing.” Vice President Harris also announced that the United States is seeking to establish this commitment as a new international norm… Read more »
Originally published on Falls Church News-Press.
Falls Church’s U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, founder of the bipartisan House Fusion Energy Caucus and member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, keynoted a White House Summit on Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy last month.
Beyer told the News-Press that he has long been a supporter of nuclear… Read more »
This morning Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), founder of the bipartisan Fusion Energy Caucus and member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, spoke at the White House Summit on Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy.
The event, hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Department of Energy, was held to “convene… Read more »
Originally published on The Hill
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) on Tuesday introduced legislation to combat Russian misinformation and educate Americans on how to properly seek out information about Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act would establish a commission to fight misinformation and promote media literacy, according to… Read more »
Originally published in The Dispatch.
Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer, who chairs the House subcommittee that handles space, kindly agreed to a Q&A with The Dispatch about the latest in space and where it intersects with Congress. The transcript that follows has been edited for length and clarity. (Special thanks to senior space editor Eric Berger at Ars… Read more »
