“The Rocket’s Red Glare: China’s Ambitions to Dominate Space”

Introduction
Commissioner Kuiken, Commissioner Sims, and distinguished Members of the Commission, thank you for inviting me to testify on behalf of the Commercial Space Federation (CSF).

CSF is the leading U.S.-based trade association representing the commercial space industry. Our members represent multiple sectors of the space economy including launch and reentry, remote sensing, spaceports, satellite-based internet, in-space research and manufacturing, commercial space stations, space situational awareness, and more. CSF and its members are focused on expanding America’s leadership in space by offering innovative – and often less expensive – solutions to U.S. government customers including NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and the intelligence community. In addition, CSF advocates for policies that will grow a sustainable space economy, the global value of which is already estimated at $570 billion1 and projected to grow to $1.8 trillion by 2035.2 The commercial space industry has created tens of thousands of high-paying engineering and manufacturing jobs in the United States and has invested billions of dollars across the country, revitalizing a domestic aerospace supply chain that had been in decline and unlocking new potential in space that will benefit us on Earth.