UPDATE 2: Events of Interest: Week of May 17-21, 2010
UPDATE 2: Adds a hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on China’s aerospace capabilities on Thursday, May 20. NOTE THAT THE START TIME HAS BEEN DELAYED TO 9:20 AM INSTEAD OF 9:00 AM.
UPDATE: Adds the AIAA seminar on human rating of commercial spacecraft on Thursday, May 20.
ORIGINAL STORY: The following events may be of interest this week. Check our calendar on the right for more information or click the links below. Times, dates and witnesses for congressional hearings are subject to change. Check the relevant committee’s website for up to date information.
Tuesday, May 18
- Women in Aerospace “Aerospace 2010” one-day conference, Hyatt Regency-Washington, 400 New Jersey Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 18-19
- FAA Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) meeting, National Housing Center, 1201 15th St., N.W., Washington, DC. Meeting starts at 8:00 am each day.
Wednesday, May 19
- House Armed Services Committee, full committee markup of the FY2011 DOD authorization bill (H.R. 5136), 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, 10:00 am
- House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing on Defense Acquisitions: One Year After Reform, 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, 10:00 am
Thursday, May 20
- U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing on China’s Emergent Military Aerospace and Commercial Aviation Capabilities, 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building, 9:20 am (DELAYED FROM 9:00 AM)
- House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on FY2011 DOD budget request, public witnesses testify, H-140 Capitol, 10:00 am
- AIAA seminar on human rating of commercial spacecraft, SVC-208/209, 1:00 pm
- Confirmation hearing for Carl Wieman to the Associate Director for Science of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Senate Commerce Committee, 253 Russell Senate Office Building, 2:30 pm
Thursday-Friday, May 20-21
- Space Security and Defense Conference, Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, Alexandria, VA
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