Washington, DC – Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today announced a Full Committee hearing scheduled for Thursday, March 20, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. Senator McCain will preside. Members will hear testimony on the Space Shuttle Columbia investigation, and discuss the future of space policy.
Following is the tentative witness list (not necessarily in order of appearance):
Panel I
- The Honorable Sean O’Keefe, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 300 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20546
- Admiral Harold Gehman, USN (Ret.), Chairman, Columbia Accident Investigation Board, 16850 Saturn Lane, Houston, TX 77058
Panel II
- Dr. Michael J.S. Belton, Chair, Solar System Exploration Survey Committee, National Research Council, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 (President, Belton Space Exploration Initiatives, LLC, and Emeritus Astronomer, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ)
- Dr. Robert L. Park, Professor, University of Maryland and Director of Information, American Physical Society, National Press Building, Suite 1050, 529 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20045-2001
- The Honorable Robert S. Walker, Chair, Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry and Chairman, Wexler and Walker Public Policy Associates, 1317 F Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20004
