NASA Exploration Systems
2017-11-09T20:54:04-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/bd2/20171109093258011_hd.jpgWitnesses testified at a hearing on the development of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft, which wee integral to NASA's future space exploration plans. The projects would help facilitate human exploration of the moon, asteroids, and eventually Mars, and would also be capable of making trips to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA Associate Administrator William Gerstenmaier and former astronaut and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Executive Director Sandra Magnus provided testimony on the status of the projects and what the planned missions hope to achieve. The witnesses stressed that the goals of returning to the moon and exploring Mars are not mutually exclusive. They maintained that the technologies would build upon each other and lead the way for future commercial investments in space.
Witnesses testified at a hearing on the development of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft, which wee integral to NASA's… read more
Witnesses testified at a hearing on the development of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft, which wee integral to NASA's future space exploration plans. The projects would help facilitate human exploration of the moon, asteroids, and eventually Mars, and would also be capable of making trips to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA Associate Administrator William Gerstenmaier and former astronaut and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Executive Director Sandra Magnus provided testimony on the status of the projects and what the planned missions hope to achieve. The witnesses stressed that the goals of returning to the moon and exploring Mars are not mutually exclusive. They maintained that the technologies would build upon each other and lead the way for future commercial investments in space. close
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Filter by Speaker All Speakers Steve Knight Frank D. Lucas Brian Babin Ami Bera M.D. Don Beyer Jr. Mo Brooks Neal P. Dunn M.D. William H. Gerstenmaier Clay Higgins Sandra "Sandy" Magnus Ed Perlmutter Bill Posey Dana Rohrabacher Lamar S. Smith
Steve Knight U.S. Representative [R] California
Frank D. Lucas U.S. Representative [R] Oklahoma
Brian Babin U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Ami Bera M.D. U.S. Representative [D] California
Don Beyer Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
Mo Brooks U.S. Representative [R] Alabama
Neal P. Dunn M.D. U.S. Representative [R] Florida
William H. Gerstenmaier Associate Administrator NASA->Human Exploration and Operations
Clay Higgins U.S. Representative [R] Louisiana
Sandra "Sandy" Magnus Executive Director American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Ed Perlmutter U.S. Representative [D] Colorado
Bill Posey U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Dana Rohrabacher U.S. Representative [R] California
Lamar S. Smith U.S. Representative [R] Texas
House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on SpaceHouse Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Space
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