Three Congressional Hearings and a Symposium

It was a busy day today -- three congressional hearings on NASA and NOAA, plus the first day of the American Astronautical Society (AAS) Goddard Memorial Symposium.

We could not be at them all!   We were at the AAS symposium (story to follow after the meeting concludes tomorrow), but here are links to the three congressional hearings.

House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on Securing the Promises of the International Space Station: Challenges and Opportunities

• Opening statement of Chairman Ralph Hall
• Opening statement of Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson
• Prepared statement of Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations
• Prepared statement of Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford (Ret.)
• Prepared statement of Cristina Chaplain, Government Accountability Office (GAO)

House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Hearing on To Observe and Protect:  How NOAA Procures Data for Weather Forecasting

• Opening statement of subcommittee Chairman Andy Harris
• Opening statement of ranking member Brad Miller
• Prepared statement of Mary Kicza, NOAA
• Prepared statement of Eric Webster, ITT Excelis
• Prepared statement of David Crain, GeoMet Watch
• Prepared statement of Bruce Lev, AirDat LLC
• Prepared statement of Berrien Moore, University of Oklahoma and Director, National Weather Center 

Senate Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science Subcommittee Hearing on FY2013 NASA Budget Request

• Opening statement of subcommittee chairwoman Barbara Mikulski
• Statement by ranking subcommittee member Kay Bailey Hutchison
• Prepared statement of NASA Administrator Charles Bolden