WHAT: Joint Hearing on, “Commercial Human Spaceflight”
WHEN: Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 10:00 A.M.
WHERE: 216 Hart Senate Office Building
Subcommittees of the House Science and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees will hold a joint hearing tomorrow to explore the future of commercial ventures in space. Witnesses will discuss potential markets for space tourism, regulatory hurdles, and private sector technology development.
Scheduled to testify:
- Mr. Phil McAlister, Director, Space and Telecommunications Industry Analysis Division, Futron Corporation.
- Mr. Dennis Tito, founder and CEO, Wilshire Associates, Inc.
- Mr. Elon Musk, founded two Internet companies Zip2 Corporation and PayPal
- Mr. Jeff Greason, co-founder of XCOR
- Jon Kutler, Chairman, CEO, and Founder of Quarterdeck Investment Partners, LLC