The purpose of the October 20, 2021 hearing is to understand the opportunities and challenges of space nuclear propulsion for enabling deep space exploration, examine the status of NASA’s R&D activities and plans for space nuclear propulsion, and to consider government and industry contributions to and collaboration on advancing space nuclear propulsion, among other issues.
Hearing charter:
Online via videoconferencing at:
https://science.house.gov/hearings/accelerating-deep-space-travel-with-space-nuclear-propulsion
Witness testimony:
Roger M. Myers, Co-Chair, Committee on Space Nuclear Propulsion Technologies, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
https://science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Meyers%20Testimony1.pdf
Bhavya Lal, Senior Advisor for Budget and Finance, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
https://science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Lal%20Testimony2.pdf
Greg Meholic, Senior Project Leader, The Aerospace Corporation
https://science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Meholic%20Testimony.pdf
Michael French, Vice President, Space Systems, Aerospace Industries Association
https://science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/French%20Testimony1.pdf
Franklin Chang-Diaz, Founder and CEO, Ad Astra Rocket Company
https://science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Chang%20Diaz%20Testimony.pdf


