UPDATE 2: Events of Interest: Week of February 8-12, 2010
UPDATE 2: The February 12 “State of the Agency” meeting has been postponed. The FAA Commercial Space Transportation conference is still a “go” according to the AIAA website.
UPDATE: All of the congressional hearings listed below have been postponed or cancelled because of the snowstorms hitting Washington, DC.
ORIGINAL STORY: The following events may be of interest in the coming week. For more details, see our calendar on the right menu or click on the links below. Note that times, dates and witnesses for congressional hearings are subject to change. Check with the relevant committee’s website for up to date information. All times are EST. All locations are Washington, DC unless otherwise noted.
Monday, February 8
- Rescheduled launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, 4:14 am, Kennedy Space Center, FL
Tuesday, February 9
- POSTPONED: Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the FY2011 budget request for the Air Force, 9:30 am, Room G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building.
- POSTPONED: House Rules Committee meets to formulate a rule on H.R. 2701, the Intelligence Authorization Act of 2010, 5:00 pm, H-313 Capitol. The deadline for submitting amendments was revised to February 10, so it is obvious that the meeting will not take place today even though it is still listed on the committee’s website.
Wednesday, February 10
- POSTPONED: House Science and Technology Committee hearing on the FY2011 request for research and development, 10:00 am, 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
- POSTPONED: House Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee hearing on NSF’s FY2011 budget request, 10:00 am, H-309 Capitol
Wednesday-Thursday, February 10-11
- 13th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference, Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA. Registration required. As of Tuesday at 1:00 pm, the website for this conference states that it will go on as scheduled.
Thursday, February 11
- POSTPONED: House Armed Services Committee hearing on the FY2011 budget request for the Air Force, 10:00 am, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building
- POSTPONED: House Appropriations Committee-Justice-Science Subcommittee to receive testimony from outside witnesses and members of Congress, 10:00 am and 2:00 pm, H-309 Capitol
Friday, February 12
- POSTPONED: “State of the Agency” all day seminar on NASA’s FY2011 budget request, sponsored by the NASA Alumni League, WIA, and AAS, NASA Headquarters Auditorium. RSVP required.
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