2005 Congressional Hearings on Space

October

Space security
November 1, 2005 - The House Armed Services Committee, The Asymmetric and Unconventional Threats Gap Panel

Dr. Ed Taylor, Head of Communications and Information Technology Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Technology
Michael E. O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution
Dr. James Lewis, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and Public Policy Programs, Center for Strategic and International Studies
David E. Mosher, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation

July

Space acquisition
July 12, 2005 House Committee on Armed Services, Strategic Forces Subcommittee.

Chairman Everett's opening statement
General Lance W. Lord, USAF, Commander, United States Air Force Space Command
Mr. A. Thomas Young, Former CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Former Chairman, Defense Science Board
Dr. Peter Rustan, Director of Advanced Science and Technology, NRO
Mr. Robert Levin, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO

June

Markup - H.R. 3070, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Authorization Act of 2005
June 29, 2005, House Comittee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

The Future of NASA
June 28, 2005, House Committee on Science

Live From Space: The International Space Station
June 14, 2005, House Comittee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

May

Human Spaceflight: The Space Shuttle and Beyond
May 18, 2005 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Science and Space

Dr. Michael Griffin Administrator, NASA
Mr. Michael McCulley President and CEO, United Space Alliance
Dr. Joan Johnson-FreeseChair, Department of National Security Studies, Naval War College
Dr. Scott Horowitz Director of Space Transportation and Exploration, ATK Thiokol
Mr. Allen Li Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO

April

NASA Earth Sciences
April 28, 2005, House Comittee on Science

International Space Station Research Benefits
April 20, 2004 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Science and Space

Mr. William F. Readdy Associate Administrator, Space Operations and Mission Directorate, NASA
Dr. Howard Ross Deputy Chief Scientist, NASA
Lt. Colonel Michael Fincke Astronaut, Chief Scientist, ISS Expedition 9, NASA
Dr. Jeffrey Sutton Director, National Space Biomedical Research Institute
Dr. Mary Ellen Weber Vice-President, University of Texas, Southwest Medical Center
Ms. Marcia Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy, Congressional Research Service

Future Markets for Commerical Space
April 20, 2005 House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.

Mr. Burt Rutan, CEO Scaled Composites
Mr. Will Whitehorn, President, Virgin Galactic
Mr. Elon Musk, CEO and Chief Technology Officer, Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Mr. John Vinter, Chairman, International Space Brokers
Mr. Wolfgang Demisch, Principal, Demisch Associates LLC
Dr. Molley Maculey, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future

Ballistic Missile Defense Programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2006.
April 7, 2005 Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Michael W. Wynne, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
General James E. Cartwright, USMC, Commander, United States Strategic Command
David W. Duma, Acting Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense
Lieutenant General Henry A. Obering, III, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency

March

National security space policy and programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2006.
March 16, 2005 Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Peter B. Teets, Acting Secretary of the Air Force
General James E. Cartwright, USMC, Commander, United States Strategic Command
General Lance W. Lord, USAF, Commander, United States Air Force Space Command
Lieutenant General Larry J. Dodgen, Commander, United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command
Vice Admiral Joseph A. Sestak, Jr., Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs, United States Navy

The Future of Aeronautics at NASA
March 16, 2005, House Comittee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense Authorization budget request for Missile Defense Programs.
March 15, 2005 House Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Lieutenant General Trey Obering, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency
Lieutenant General Larry J. Dodgen, USAF, Commander, United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command
Honorable David W. Duma, Acting Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense

Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense Authorization budget request for space activities.
March 9, 2005 House Armed Services Committee, Strategic Forces Subcommittee

Peter B. Teets, Under Secretary of the Air Force, Space
General Lance W. Lord, Commander, United States Air Force Space Command
Lieutenant General Larry Dodgen, Commander, United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command
Vice Admiral Joseph Sestak, United States Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare Requirements and Programs
Brigadier General Thomas Benes, United States Marine Corps, Director, Strategy and Plans Division

February

NASA's FY 2006 Budget Proposal
February 17, 2005, House Comittee on Science

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