Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Space of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will hold a hearing to review numerous issues facing planetary exploration of our solar system, including NASA’s proposed budget for planetary science, low inventories of Pu-238 for deep space missions, and potential commercial interests. Witnesses have been asked to testify on H.R. 5063, the American Space Technology for Exploring Resource Opportunities In Deep Space (ASTEROIDS) Act. For more information, please click HERE to view the
hearing charter.
WHAT: Subcommittee hearing: Exploring Our Solar System: The ASTEROIDS Act as a Key Step
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, September 10 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Witnesses:
Dr. Jim Green, Director, NASA Planetary Science Division
Dr. Jim Bell, Professor of Earth and Space Science Exploration, Arizona State University, and President, Board of Directors, The Planetary Society
Dr. Mark Sykes, CEO and Director, Planetary Science Institute
Joanne Gabrynowicz, Professor Emerita, Director Emerita, Journal of Space Law Editor-in-Chief Emerita, University of Mississippi
Dr. Philip Christensen, Co-Chair, NRC Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS), Chair, Mars Panel, NRC Planetary Decadal Survey, Regents Professor, Arizona State University
The hearing will be webcast live HERE.
