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STATUS OF NASA’S PROGRAMS
HEARING
BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSIONNOVEMBER 3, 2005
Serial No. 109–31
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COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE
HON. SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York,
Chairman
RALPH M. HALL, TexasLAMAR S. SMITH, TexasCURT WELDON, PennsylvaniaDANA ROHRABACHER, CaliforniaKEN CALVERT, CaliforniaROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland VERNON J. EHLERS, MichiganGIL GUTKNECHT, MinnesotaFRANK D. LUCAS, OklahomaJUDY BIGGERT, IllinoisWAYNE T. GILCHREST, MarylandW. TODD AKIN, MissouriTIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, IllinoisJ. RANDY FORBES, VirginiaJO BONNER, AlabamaTOM FEENEY, FloridaBOB INGLIS, South CarolinaDAVE G. REICHERT, WashingtonMICHAEL E. SODREL, IndianaJOHN J.H. ‘‘JOE’’ SCHWARZ, MichiganMICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas VACANCY VACANCY BART GORDON, TennesseeJERRY F. COSTELLO, IllinoisEDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, TexasLYNN C. WOOLSEY, CaliforniaDARLENE HOOLEY, OregonMARK UDALL, ColoradoDAVID WU, OregonMICHAEL M. HONDA, CaliforniaBRAD MILLER, North CarolinaLINCOLN DAVIS, TennesseeRUSS CARNAHAN, MissouriDANIEL LIPINSKI, IllinoisSHEILA JACKSON LEE, TexasBRAD SHERMAN, CaliforniaBRIAN BAIRD, WashingtonJIM MATHESON, UtahJIM COSTA, California AL GREEN, TexasCHARLIE MELANCON, LouisianaDENNIS MOORE, Kansas
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C O N T E N T S
November 3, 2005
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Witness List.............................................................................................................2Hearing Charter......................................................................................................3
Opening Statements
Statement by Representative Sherwood L. Boehlert, Chairman, Committeeon Science, U.S. House of Representatives........................................................14Written Statement............................................................................................15Statement by Representative Bart Gordon, Ranking Minority Member, Com-mittee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives............................................16Written Statement............................................................................................19Statement by Representative Ken Calvert, Chairman, Subcommittee on Spaceand Aeronautics, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives.......20Written Statement............................................................................................22Statement by Representative Mark Udall, Ranking Minority Member, Sub-committee on Space and Aeronautics, Committee on Science, U.S. Houseof Representatives................................................................................................23Written Statement............................................................................................24Prepared Statement by Representative Jerry F. Costello, Member, Committeeon Science, U.S. House of Representatives........................................................25Prepared Statement by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Member, Com-mittee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives............................................25Prepared Statement by Representative Michael M. Honda, Member, Com-mittee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives............................................25Prepared Statement by Representative Russ Carnahan, Member, Committeeon Science, U.S. House of Representatives........................................................26Prepared Statement by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Member, Com-mittee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives............................................26
Witness:
The Honorable Michael D. Griffin, Administrator, National Aeronautics andSpace Administration (NASA)Oral Statement.................................................................................................28Written Statement............................................................................................32DiscussionCEV Acceleration.................................................................................................40Stafford-Covey Minority Report..........................................................................41Servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope...........................................................42Budget Shortfall...................................................................................................43Commercial Crew and Cargo..............................................................................44Financial Management........................................................................................45Small Businesses and Universities.....................................................................46 Amendments to Iran Nonproliferation Act........................................................48International Cooperation...................................................................................48Centrifuge Accommodation Module....................................................................50Commercial Participation....................................................................................52NASA’s Educational Activities............................................................................54Engineering and Scientific Value of the Vision.................................................55CEV Funding and Exploration ‘‘Synergies’’.......................................................57
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