2006 Congressional Hearings on Space

GAO Report on NOAA's Weather Satellite Program
September 29, 2006 - House Committee on Science and Technology

• Rep. Bart Gordon
• The Honorable Conrad Lautenbacher, Administrator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Silver Spring, MD)
• David Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues Government Accountability Office (Washington, DC)

September

Implementing the Vision for Space Exploration: Development of the Crew Exploration Vehicle
September 28, 2006 - House Committee on Science and Technology

• Rep. Bart Gordon
• Rep. Mark Udall
• Dr. Scott Horowitz, Associate Administrator, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC)
• Allen Li, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Government Accountability Office (Washington, DC)

The National Academy of Sciences' Decadal Plan for Aeronautics: A Blueprint for NASA? (Part II)
September 26, 2006 - House Committee on Science and Technology

• Rep. Mark Udall
• Dr. Lisa Porter, Associate Administrator, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC)
• William Hoover, Chairman, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board National Research Council (Washington, DC)

July

The National Academy of Sciences' Decadal Plan for Aeronautics: A Blueprint for NASA?
June 21, 2006 - The House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

• Rep. Mark Udall
• Dr. Paul Kaminski, Chair, Steering Committee, Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics, National Research Council; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Technovation, Inc. (Fairfax Station, VA)
• >Dr. Steve Merrill, Study Director, Aeronautics Innovation: NASA's Challenges and Opportunities National Research Council (Washington, DC)
• Dr. Michael Romanowski, Vice President, Civil Aviation Aerospace Industries Association (Washington, DC)
• Dr. Parviz Moin, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

June

Space and U.S. national power
June 21, 2006 - The House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

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• Chairman Everett's opening statement
• Lieutenant General C. Robert "Bob" Kehler, USAF, Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
• Ed Morris, Director, Office of Space Commercialization, U.S. Department of Commerce
• David Cavossa, Executive Director, Satellite Industries Association (SIA)
• Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institute

The NASA Workforce: Does NASA Have the Right Strategy and Policies to Retain and Build the Workforce It Will Need June 13, 2006 - House Committee on Science and Technology

• Rep. Mark Udall
• Toni Dawsey, Assistant Administrator, Human Capital Management National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC)
• Dr. Lee Stone, Legislative Representative, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers; Research Psychologist, Human Factors Division, Ames Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Moffett Field, CA)
• Dr. David Black, Co-Chair, Committee on Meeting the Workforce Needs for the National Vision for Space Exploration; President and Chief Executive Officer, Universities Space Research Association (Houston, TX)
• John Douglass, President and Chief Executive Officer Aerospace Industries Asssociation (Washington, DC)

The Future of NPOESS: Results of the Nunn-McCurdy Review of NOAA's Weather Satellite Program June 8, 2006 - House Committee on Science and Technology

• Rep. Bart Gordon
• Rep. David Wu
• Conrad Lautenbacher Jr., Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Department of Commerce (Silver Spring, MD)
• Dr. Michael Griffin, Administrator National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC)
• Dr. Ronald Sega, Under Secretary of the Air Force Department of Defense (Washington, DC)

NASA Budget and Programs: Outside Perspectives
June 7, 2006 - Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences

• Dr. Roy B. Torbert, Director of the University of New Hampshire, Space Science Center
• Dr. Peter Voorhees, Professor of Department of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern University
• Dr. Jim Pawelczyk, Associate Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology The Pennslyvania State University
• Major General Charles Bolden, Jr. USMC (Ret.)Chief Executive Officer Jack and Panther, LLC

May

Inspector General Report on NOAA Weather Satellites
May 11, 2006 - House Committee on Science and Technology

• Bart Gordon
• Johnnie Frazier, Inspector General Department of Commerce (Washington, DC)
• Conrad Lautenbacher Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce (Silver Spring, MD)

April

NASA Issues and Challenges
April 25, 2006 - Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Science Technology and Innovation

• Ted Stevens, Senator of Alaska
• Dr. Michael Griffin, Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Military space programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2007
April 6, 2006 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

• Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
• Ronald M. Sega, Under Secretary of the Air Force
• Rear Admiral Kenneth W. Deutsch, USN, Director, Net-Centric Warfare Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
• Lieutenant General Kevin P. Chilton, USAF, Joint Functional Component Commander for Space and Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command
• Lieutenant General Michael A. Hamel, USAF, Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command
• Cristina T. Chaplain, Acting Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team, Government Accountability Office

Missile Defense Programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2007
April 4, 2006 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

• Peter C. W. Flory, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy
• Lieutenant General Larry J. Dodgen, USA, Commander, United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command, U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command
• Lieutenant General Henry A. Obering, III, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency
• David W. Duma, Acting Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense

March

National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)
March 30, 2006 - Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction

• David Ryan, NPOESS Program Director Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Gary Payton, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Programs United States Air Force
• David Powner, Director of Technology Management Issues in the U.S. Government Accountability Office
• Greg Withee, Associate Director of the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service

Fiscal Year 2007 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for space activities
March 16, 2006 - The House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

• Chairman Everett's Opening Statement
• Dr. Ronald M. Sega, Under Secretary of the Air Force
• Lieutenant General Frank G. Klotz, USAF, Acting Commander, Air Force Space Command
• Donald M. Kerr, Director National Reconnaissance Office

Fiscal Year 2007 National Defense Authorization budget request for the Missile Defense Agency and Ballistic Missile Defense Programs
March 9, 2006 - The House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

• Chairman Everett's opening statement
• Lieutenant General Trey Obering, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency
• Lieutenant General Larry J. Dodgen, USA, Commander, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
• David W. Duma, Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense
• Peter Flory, Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense