UPDATE 2: Events of Interest: Week of September 13-17, 2010

UPDATE 2: Events of Interest: Week of September 13-17, 2010

UPDATE: This is updated to add the dates and times for Senate appropriations subcommittee and full commitee markup of the defense appropriations bill (on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.) A second update added seminars on Wednesday and Thursday.


The following events may of interest in the coming week. For more information, see our calendar on the right menu or click the links below.

During The Week

The House and Senate return from their summer break this week with a full plate of space issues awaiting them. The only legislative action expected this week, however, is the potential markup of the DOD appropriations bill by the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee that Congress Daily (subscription required) reports could happen on Thursday.

Monday-Tuesday, September 13-14

  • NASA Advisory Council (NAC) Space Operations Committee, Johnson Space Center, TX
    • September 13, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm local time
    • September 14. 8:00 am – 12:00 pm local time (joint with the NAC Commercial Space Committee

Tuesday, September 14


Tuesday-Thursday, September 14-16

Wednesday, September 15

Thursday, September 16

Thursday-Friday, September 16-17

  • NAC Astrophysics Subcommittee (of the NAC Science Committee), NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
    • September 16, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm EDT, Room 3H46
    • September 17, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT, Room 5H45

Friday, September 17

  • FAA Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC), via teleconference, 11:00 am EDT

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