The President’s Commission on
Moon, Mars and Beyond, chaired by Edward C. “Pete” Aldridge, will hear
presentations from a broad array of education, industry and military experts
at its second public hearing, which takes place at the US Air Force Museum in
Dayton, Ohio, on March 3 and 4, 2004.

On March 3, Inspiring Youth and Improving Science/Math Literacy is the
title of the first panel, which convenes at 1:00 p.m.; the second panel will
be Creating Prosperity and Fostering a Competitive Environment; and a
presentation on Human Sustainability for Long Term Spaceflight will conclude
the first day’s testimony.

On March 4, beginning at 9:00 a.m., three panels on Science and Technology
and two special presentations on Management and Sustainability will be heard.
Senator John Glenn will address the Commission at 11:15 a.m.

From 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., aerospace industry representatives have been
invited to address the Commission; and from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m., through a
lottery system, individuals in the audience will be given an opportunity to
present comments to the Commissioners. At 3:45 p.m., a news conference for
accredited media journalists will be held.

The President’s Commission on Implementation of U.S. Space Exploration
Policy (Moon, Mars and Beyond) is charged with building consensus and
providing recommendations to the President regarding moon research activities,
increasing young people’s interest in space science, and bringing in industry
and other countries as space partners.

The Witness List and Timeline for the hearing are below.

Information about the President’s Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond is
available at: http://www.moontomars.org

President’s Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond

Witness List and Timeline for Dayton, Ohio, Hearing

Hearings will take place at the Air Force Museum, Space Gallery
1100 Spaatz Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH

Wednesday, March 3, 2004

1:00 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
Chairman Pete Aldridge

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Inspiring Youth and Improving Science/Math Literacy
Dr. Patricia Arnold, Vice President Education
US Space Foundation

Mrs. Margaret G. Finarelli, Vice President North
American Operations
International Space University

Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, Founding Chairman
Challenger Center for Space Science Education

Mr. Brett Williams, Teacher
Fredericksburg High School Aeroscience Program

2:15 – 2:30 p.m. BREAK

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Creating Prosperity and Fostering a Competitive
Environment
Dr. Daniel J. Curran, President
University of Dayton

Mike Cross, Project Manager
Ball Aerospace

Richard J. Omlor, President & CEO
YSI, Incorporated

Vincent J. Russo
Retired Sr. Exec. in the Military Service

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Human Sustainability for Long Term Spaceflight
Wright State University School of Medicine
Dr. Stanley Mohler, Professor of Aerospace Medicine
Dr. Mary Ann Frey, Professor Emeritus in Aerospace
Medicine

4:00 p.m. Commission adjourns

Thursday, March 4, 2004

9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Chairman Pete Aldridge

9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Science and Technology
Dr. Charles E. Browning, AF Space Materiels
Gen. Gregory S. Martin, USAF Research, Development,
Test & Evaluation
Maj. Gen. Paul D. Nielsen, AF Research Labs

10:15 – 11:00 a.m. Science and Technology
Dr. Roger Angel, Professor of Astronomy & Optical
Sciences
University of Arizona

Dr. Andy Cheng, Sr. Staff & Supervisor of the
Planetary Exploration Group
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Dr. Michael Duke, Director of Space Combustion Center
Colorado School of Mines

11:00 – 11:10 a.m. BREAK

11:10 – 11:55 a.m. Management and Sustainability
Senator John Glenn

11:55 – 12:30 p.m. BREAK

12:30 – 1:15 p.m. Science and Technology
Col. Joseph F. Boyle, Space Propulsion Technology

Col. Michael B. Leahy, Jr., Next Generation Launch
Vehicles

Col. William N. McCasland, Spacecraft Vehicle
Technologies

1:15 – 1:45 p.m. Management and Sustainability
Issues and Opportunities Regarding the U.S. Space
Program
Lennard A. Fisk, Chairman, Space Studies Board
National Research Council

2:00 p.m. BREAK

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Management Techniques for a “System of Systems”
The Boeing Company
Lockheed Martin (invited)
Northrop Grumman (invited)

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Audience Comments – Through a lottery system, 12-15 individuals will be
given an opportunity to present comments to the Commissioners

3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Press Conference. Accredited media will be invited to call in.

4:30 p.m. Hearing adjourns