International Panel at Space Science Week, March 2016
The Space Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine held its annual Space Science Week from March 29-31, 2016 involving the five SSB standing committees, several of which are operated in conjunction with other boards of the Academies.
A plenary session for all of the committees was held on March 29, including a panel discussion on international programs and cooperation. That panel discussion is summarized in these notes by SpacePolicyOnline.com contributor Marc S. Allen. Panelists were:
- David Spergel, Chairman, Space Studies Board
- John Grunsfeld, NASA Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate
- Fabio Favata, European Space Agency (ESA) space science programs
- Maurice Borgeaud, ESA Earth science and applications programs
- Chi Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),
- Masaki Fujimoto, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and
- Pascale Ehrenfreund, German Aerospace Center (DLR)