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Yesterday’s hearing on human spaceflight safety by the House Science and Technology Committee’s space subcommittee didn’t have a lot of surprises: the standing of Ares 1 as safer than the shuttle (or potential EELV- or shuttle-derived alternatives) was affirmed by some of the panelists, while the sole representative of the commercial sector, Brett Alexander, made […] With all apologies to House Transportation Committee’s hearing on commercial space transportation, arguably the more interesting—or, at least, potentially more contentious—space-related hearing this morning will be two floors up in the Rayburn House Office Building, where the space subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee will examine the issue of the safety of human […] Two more space-related hearings are on the schedule for subcommittees of the House Science and Technology Committee this week and next. On Thursday afternoon the investigations and oversight subcommittee is holding a hearing on “Independent Audit of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration”. Scheduled witnesses are: Hon. Thomas Howard, Acting Inspector General, National Aeronautics and […] The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released details about Wednesday’s hearing by its aviation subcommittee on commercial space transportation. As noted here a couple weeks ago, the hearing does appear based, at least in part, on a 2006 GAO report about the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation. The announced list of witnesses: Dr. George […] |
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