Events of Interest: Week of May 16-20, 2011
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. For more information, check our calendar on the right menu or click the links below. Times, dates and witnesses for congressional hearings are subject to change; check the committee’s website for up to date information. The House is in recess this week; the Senate is in session.
Monday, May 16
- Scheduled launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, 8:56 am EDT. Watch on NASA TV.
- National Research Council (NRC) Committee on NASA Technology Roadmaps, Panel on Materials, NRC Beckman Center, Irvine, CA, open sessions 10:15 am – 1:30 pm PDT.
Tuesday, May 17
- NASA news conference on upcoming Aquarius mission, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, 1:00 pm EDT
Wednesday, May 18
- Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Contributions of Space to National Imperatives, 253 Russell Senate Office Building, 10:30 am EDT (as listed in the National Journal’s Daybook)
- CSIS meeting on GPS and Lightsquared, 1800 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC, 2:00-3:30 pm EDT
Wednesday-Friday, May 18-20
- NRC Committee on Human Spaceflight Operations, NRC Jonsson Center, Woods Hole, MA. Open sessions are on May 18 from 1:15-6:15 pm EDT.
Wednesday-Sunday, May 18-22
- International Space Development Conference 2011, Huntsville, AL
Friday, May 20
- Marshall Institute and Space Enterprise Council seminar on The Emergence of U.S. National Space Policy: Considering Space Policy Development from Carter to Obama, TechAmerica, 601 Pennsylvania Ave,. NW, Suite 600, Washington DC, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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