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May 21st, 2016
Credit: NASA
A U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space Hearing — “Next Steps to Mars: Deep Space Habitats” — took place on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
Witnesses at the hearing included Andy Weir, Author of The Martian, joined by a NASA spokesman and key commercial space players from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Orbital ATK.
To read the prepared testimony of the witnesses, go to:
- Jason Crusan, Director, Advanced Exploration Systems, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA
- John Elbon, Vice President and General Manager, Space Exploration, Boeing Defense, Space, and Security, The Boeing Company
- Wanda Sigur, Vice President and General Manager, Civil Space, Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Frank Culbertson, President, Space Systems Group, Orbital ATK
- Andy Weir, Author, The Martian
Note: The hearing was streamed live on May 18, 2016 from the location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building and can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-22hUz2vI8
— Statement of Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
Next Steps to Mars: Deep Space Habitats
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— Statement of Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas)
Next Steps to Mars: Deep Space Habitats
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