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July 12th, 2016
Senator Ted Cruz
Credit: Office of Ted Cruz
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, will convene a subcommittee hearing tomorrow titled “NASA at a Crossroads: Reasserting American Leadership in Space Exploration.”
The hearing promises to focus on the importance of ensuring consistency in policy to best leverage investments made in human space exploration.
Also, the hearing is to explore questions facing NASA related to the upcoming presidential transition.
Ted Cruz, Republican senator from Texas, pokes his head into NASA’s Orion spacecraft while visiting the NASA Johnson Space Center. Orion program manager Mark Geyer (left) discusses the workings of the spacecraft with the lawmaker.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
Slated to start on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. the invited witnesses are:
— William H. Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator of Human Exploration and Operations, NASA
— Mary Lynne Dittmar, Executive Director, Coalition for Deep Space Exploration
— Mike Gold, Vice President of Washington Operations, Space Systems Loral (SSL), former Bigelow Aerospace
— Mark Sirangelo, Vice President of Space Systems Group, Sierra Nevada Corporation
— Dan Dumbacher, Professor of Engineering Practice, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Credit: NASA
Hearing Details
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Russell Building 253
Note: Witness testimony, opening statements, and a livestream will be available on:
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