Congressional
Hearing Calendar
115th Congress
First Session
UPCOMING HEARINGS
September 28, 2017, 9:30, 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
The Great American Eclipse: To Totality and Beyond
United States House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Joint Subcommittee on Research and Technology and Subcommittee on Space
Hearing Charter
Opening Statement
Witness(es)
- Dr. James Ulvestad, assistant director (acting), Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
- Dr. Heidi Hammel, executive vice president, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
- Dr. Matthew Penn, astronomer, National Solar Observatory
- Ms. Michelle Nichols-Yehling, director of public observing, Adler Planetarium
PREVIOUS HEARINGS
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September 7, 2017, 10:00 a.m., 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Private Sector Lunar Exploration
United States House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Space
Hearing Charter
Opening Statement
Witness(es)
- Mr. Jason Crusan, Director, Advanced Exploration Systems, NASA
- Mr. Bob Richards, Founder and CEO, Moon Express, Inc.
- Mr. John Thornton, Chief Executive Officer, Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
- Mr. Bretton Alexander, Director of Business Development and Strategy, Blue Origin
- Dr. George Sowers, Professor, Space Resources, Colorado School of Mines
July 18, 2017, 10:00 a.m., 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Planetary Flagship Missions: Mars Rover 2020 and Europa Clipper
United States House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Space
Hearing Charter
Opening Statement
Witness(es)
- Dr. Jim Green, Planetary Science Division Director, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
- Dr. Kenneth Farley, Mars Rover 2020 Project Scientist; Professor of Geochemistry, California Institute of Technology
- Dr. Robert Pappalardo, Europa Clipper Project Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
- Dr. Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Director and Foundation Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University; Principal Investigator, NASA Psyche Mission
- Dr. William B. McKinnon, Co-Chair, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science; Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
July 13, 2017, 9:00 a.m.
Reopening the American Frontier: Promoting Partnerships Between Commercial Space and the U.S. Government to Advance Exploration and Settlement
United States Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness
Hearing Charter
Opening Statement
Witness(es)
- Mr. Robert Cabana, Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center
- Mr. Tim Ellis, Co-Founder and CEO, Relativity
- Mr. Tim Hughes, Senior Vice President, Global Business and Government Affairs, SpaceX
- Dr. Moriba K. Jah, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
- Mr. Jeffrey Manber, CEO, Nanoracks
June 29, 2017, 10:00 a.m., 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
In-Space Propulsion: Strategic Choices and Options
United States House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Space
Hearing Charter
Opening Statement
Witness(es)
- Mr. William Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Directorate, NASA
- Mr. Stephen Jurczyk, Associate Administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA
- Dr. Mitchell Walker, Chair, Electric Propulsion Technical Committee, AIAA
- Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, Founder and CEO, Ad Astra Rocket Company
- Mr. Joe Cassady, Executive Director for Space, Washington Operations, Aerojet Rocketdyne
- Dr. Anthony Pancotti, Director of Propulsion Research, MSNW
June 8, 2017, 10:00 a.m., 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
An Overview of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 2018
United States House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Space
Hearing Charter
Opening Statement
Witness(es)
April 26, 2017, 10:00 a.m., 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Advances in the Search for Life
United States House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Space
Hearing Charter
Opening Statement
Witness(es)
- Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
- Dr. Adam Burgasser, Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego and UCSD Center for Astrophysics and Space Science; Fulbright Scholar
- Dr. James Kasting Chair, Planning Committee, Workshop on the Search for Life Across Space and Time, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine; Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University
- Dr. Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute
March 22, 2017, 10:00 a.m., 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
The ISS after 2024: Options and Impacts
United States House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Space
Hearing Charter
Opening Statement
Witness(es)
February 16, 2017, 10:00 a.m., 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
NASA: Past, Present, and Future
United States House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Space
Hearing Charter
Opening Statement
Witness(es)
- Hon. Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 Astronaut, Former United States Senator
- Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford, Gemini VI, Gemini IX, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Astronaut; Chairman, NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee
- Mr. Tom Young, Past Director, Goddard Spaceflight Center; Past President/COO, Martin Marietta; Past Chairman, SAIC
- Dr. Ellen Stofan, Former NASA Chief Scientist
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