November 20, 2013

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) testified on the satellite industry’s leading role in the commercialization of space at a hearing held by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Space Subcommittee. SIA President Patricia Cooper provided testimony on behalf of the Association, referencing SIA’s 2013 State of the Satellite Industry Report.

“The satellite industry is proud to lead the way for the safe, successful, and sustained
commercialization of space,” said Patricia Cooper in her oral remarks. “In our more than fifty
years of experience, the satellite industry has harnessed the power of space to serve national security, to connect every corner of the world, and deliver entertainment to people on every continent. We fly a third of satellites on orbit and have posted 10 percent average annual growth over the past decade, sustaining a robust worldwide space economy.”

The House Subcommittee on Space has legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and
investigative authority on all matters relating to astronautical and aeronautical research and
development including national space policy, commercial space activities relating to the
Departments of Transportation and Commerce; international space cooperation and space law; space communications and related matters, and earth remote sensing policy.