Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will hold a hearing to examine the strategic goals and priorities of America’s human space exploration program, including the importance of space access and demonstrated leadership among space-faring nations, and the inspirational role of human and robotic space exploration.
The hearing will allow for a discussion between Committee Members and a distinguished panel, including Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan, on the role of the Space Launch System, Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle, and a healthy industrial base in achieving NASA’s goals. The hearing draws on our nation’s long history of space exploration to help frame challenges confronting our present human spaceflight position and explore paths forward.
WHAT: Hearing: NASA Human Spaceflight Past, Present, and Future: Where Do We Go From Here? WHEN: September 22, 2011, 10:00 a.m. WHERE 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Witnesses
Mr. Neil A. Armstrong, Commander, Apollo 11
Captain Eugene A. Cernan USN (ret.), Commander, Apollo 17
Dr. Maria Zuber, E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics and Head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Michael D. Griffin, Eminent Scholar and Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville
CONTACT: Science, Space, and Tech Committee Press: 202-225-6371 Zachary Kurz, zachary.kurz@mail.house.gov
