Events of Interest: Week of July 2-6, 2012

School is out, Congress is out, and the electrical power is out in much of the Washington,DC area as the result of a terrible storm on Friday night with 70-80 mile per hour winds.  With temperatures in the 100 degree F range and many homes without air conditioning or refrigeration, a lot of people probably are looking forward to going to work tomorrow and -- hopefully --  to air-conditioned office buildings in the DC-area to debate space policy.  However, it is a quiet week not only in Washington, but everywhere.  The events we know of are listed below.

 Monday, July 2

• NASA Events Marking the Arrival of the First Space-Bound Orion Capsule, Kennedy Space Center, FL
  • 10:00 am ET, press conference (watch on NASA TV)
  • 11:30 am ET, interactive session with NASA leaders and Orion program managers on NASA's social media accounts

Monday-Tuesday, July 2-3

• NASA Advisory Council Heliophysics Subcommittee, NASA Headquarters
  • Monday, July 2, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET
  • Tuesday, July 3, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm ET