2002 Congressional Hearings on Space

June

June 27, 2002. House Armed Services Committee, Military Procurement Subcommittee and the Military Research & Development Subcommittee
Hearing on Missile Defense

• Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense
• Lt. Gen. Ronald T. Kadish, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency
• Mr. Thomas P. Christie, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense

April

April 18, 2002 - House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Hearing on the Space Launch Initiative

• Mr. Gerard Elverum, Space Transporation Subcommittee, NASA Advisory Council
• Mr. Richard Blomberg, Former Chair, Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
• Mr. Frederick D. Gregory, Associate Administrator, Office of Space Flight, NASA
• Mr. Sam Venneri, Associate Administrator, Office of Aerospace Technology, NASA

March

March 20, 2002 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Strategic Forces Subcommittee.
Hearing on national security space programs and strategic programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2003.

Panel 1
• Honorable Peter B. Teets, Acting Secretary of the Air Force
• General Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF, Commander, United States Northern Command
Panel 2
• Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr., USN for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United States Strategic Command
• Major General Franklin J. Blaisdell, USAFm,Director, Nuclear and Counterproliferation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, USAF
Testimony unavailable
• Rear Admiral Dennis M. Dwyer, USN Director, Strategic Systems Programs, USN
Testimony unavailable

March 13, 2002 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Strategic Forces Subcommittee.
Hearing on the Ballistic Missile Defense acquisition policy and oversight, in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2003.

• The Honorable E. C. Aldridge, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
• The Honorable Thomas P. Christie, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense
• Lieutenant General Ronald T. Kadish, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency

February

February 27, 2002. House Armed Services Committee, Military Procurement Subcommittee and the Military Research & Development Subcommittee
Hearing on the Missile Defense Agency and the FY2003 National Defense Authorization budget request

• Lt. Gen. Ronald T. Kadish, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency, Department of Defense