Hearing on NASA's FY 2011 Budget and Change in Exploration Plans

– House Science and Technology Cmte Space and Aeronautics Subcmte Hearing: Proposed Changes to NASA’s Exploration Program, 24 March: ESMD AA Douglas Cooke and Tom Young testify at 2 pm EST.
– Hearing Charter
– live webcast
– Presentation by Doug Cooke
– Testimony by Tom Young
– Opening Statement By Chairwoman Gabrielle Giffords, Hearing on NASA’s FY 2011 Budget Request and Exploration
“Over the past few months we have held many hearings to address safety concerns for human spaceflight, the competition of international space programs, and the impact of NASA’s programs on the skilled aerospace workforce and industrial base. We have also heard from the Government Accountability Office and NASA’s Inspector General. And just last month NASA Administrator, General Charlie Bolden testified on the FY2011 budget request. Unfortunately, the NASA Administrator was unable to satisfy many of the members of this committee. Today we are going to continue to take a closer look at the elements of the proposed plan and try to get additional information–to the extent that such information exists.”