I am committed to supporting the NASA Glenn Research Center and growing its footprint in Northeast Ohio. Earlier this year, I highlighted the importance of Ohio’s NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) to NASA and to Northeast Ohio’s economy in a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
During the hearing, I stressed the importance of GRC’s work in advancing NASA’s strategic mission. In particular, I talked about the importance of the Fission Surface Power project, which will keep the lights on during deep space travel and long-term stays on the moon. I also talked about the Communications Services project, which GRC leads and which will leverage commercial capabilities to provide modern data relay for NASA satellites. This program also strives to mend the data gap for NASA’s aging communications satellites.
Learn more about my work on the Committee here.