In Saturday’s Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise (free registration required), Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) said he expects to be named the chair of the space and aeronautics subcommittee of the House Science Committee by the end of the month. Calvert, already a member of the subcommittee, is perhaps best known among space activists for sponsoring the “Invest in Space Now Act” (HR 2358 in the 108th Congress), better known as the Calvert-Ortiz Act after him and primary co-sponsor Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX). The legislation would provide tax credits to investors in “qualified commercial space transportation vehicle development startup ventures.”
In the P-E article, Calvert has the support of Michael Gallo, president of San Bernadino-based Kelly Space and Technology. According to the article Gallo is “hopeful Calvert will help give smaller companies like his a fair shake against the big companies such as Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co.”
