On Tuesday night the NBA’s Washington Wizards will be in Houston to take on the Rockets. On Wednesday morning another group of visitors from Washington will be in Houston to deal with rockets and other space issues. The Senate Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on science, technology, and space will be holding a hearing Wednesday morning in Houston on the President’s new space initiative. The hearing, to take place at the Nassau Bay City Hall not far from the Johnson Space Center, will have two panels: one with just William Readdy, NASA associate administrator for human spaceflight, and another panel with several people from the commercial sector, including Charles Chafer of Team Encounter and Courtney Stadd. The hearing will also feature opening remarks from Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, whose district is in the Houston area. Unlike the hearings that take place on Capitol Hill, there appears to be no webcast available for this hearing.
Nice of them to provide this information so far in advance.