Rep. Calvert agrees to assist hobby rocketeers

06/08/03 00:00:00    

By Michael Mealling

Rep. Calvert has agreed to lead Congress on another space issue, the elimination of bureaucratic provisions that limit the purchase of small amounts of rocket propellants by hobby rocketeers, many of whom are university students or professors. Senator Michael Enzi (Republican, Wyoming) has introduced legislation in the U. S. Senate, S. 724, that addresses this issue. Rep. Calvert has agreed to introduce a companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to staffer Deena Contreras.

CSA supports the “Invest in Space Now Act” as well as Senate bill 724. CSA requested that Rep. Calvert introduce a companion bill to S. 724 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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