Senate Hearing On NASA Exploration
Hearing: NASA Exploration Plans: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
“U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, will convene a hearing titled, “NASA Exploration Plans: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going” at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The purpose of this hearing is to honor the upcoming 50th anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Apollo 11 mission and the United States landing the first man on the moon. The hearing will examine NASA’s plans for future human spaceflight missions.”
Live video.
Witnesses:
Dr. Christine Darden (Testimony)
Data Analyst and Aerospace Engineer Researcher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dr. Mary Dittmar (Testimony)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Coalition for Deep Space Exploration
Mr. Homer Hickman
Author
Rocket Boys
Mr. Gene Kranz (Testimony)
Flight Director
Apollo 11
Mr. Eric Stallmer (Testimony)
President
Commercial Spaceflight Federation
And meanwhile, the 800 pound Gorilla in the room is getting ready to flex its muscles again now that they appear to have fixed the issues with the Raptor engine.
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Eric Ralph
Posted on July 11, 2019
Or is it only regarded as space exploration if you don’t bring reporters along?