NRC Cmte on Human Spaceflight, Washington DC

19-Dec-2012 through 19-Dec-2012

The National Research Council Committee on Human Spaceflight will hold its first public meeting on December 19, 2012 in the Lecture Room of the National Academy of Sciences Building, 21st St. and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.  The agenda is posted on the NRC's website.   The meeting is open to the public from 10:15 am - 5:30 pm ET.

NOTE THAT THE MEETING IS AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES BUILDING AT 21ST AND CONSTITUTION AVENUE, rather than the Keck Building where such meetings usually are held.

The agenda, as of November 25, 2012, is as follows:

Agenda:
10:15 am
Public Remarks on Study Goals
Co-Chairs: Jonathan Lunine and William Perry

10:30 am
Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator

11:30 am
Lori Garver, NASA Deputy Administrator

12:00 pm
Human Exploration – Speaker TBD (Working Lunch)

1:00 pm
Congressional Panel: History of request, goals for study, perspective on
challenges
Panelists: Ann Zulkosky, Jeff Bingham, Senate Commerce, Science, and
Transportation Committee (Staff); Ed Feddeman, House Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology (Staff) and Richard Obermann, House Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Science and Space (Staff)

2:00 pm
Human Exploration Program Activities, Structure, Goals, Commercial role
Greg Williams, Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Plans, HEOMD

3:00 pm
Break

3:15 pm
Expert Panel: Human Spaceflight Impacts, Challenges and Opportunities
Panelists: Roger Launius, Air and Space Museum; Betty Sue Flowers, Independent
Consultant; Henry Hertzfeld, George Washington University; Lester Lyles, The
Lyles Group and Howard McCurdy, American University

5:00 pm
Public Comments
Guidelines for commentary, Katie Kline/Public Affairs

5:30 pm
Open session of the meeting is adjourned

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