UPDATE 4: Events of Interest: Week of September 27-October 1, 2010

UPDATE: This is updated to show that (1) registration for the AIA event tomorrow is closed; (2) NASA will have a science teleconference on Wednesday; (3) the House now is expected to vote on the Senate version of the NASA authorization bill on Wednesday, and (4) the IBEX telecon was postponed from Wednesday to 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. Times, dates and witnesses for congressional hearings are subject to change. Check the committee’s website for up to date information.

During the Week

Indications are that Congress will adjourn this week until after the November elections, though the date is uncertain in both chambers pending passage of a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government operating after Thursday at midnight when fiscal year 2010 ends. None of the FY2011 appropriations bills has passed. The House reportedly is waiting for the Senate to act first to make certain that the bill can pass that chamber (usually the House acts first on appropriations measures).

Today (September 27), Rep. Bart Gordon, chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, released a statement saying that the House will vote on the Senate version of the NASA authorization bill (S. 3729) on Wednesday. Even though he has concerns about the Senate bill, “I felt it was better to consider a flawed bill than no bill at all,” he said. See our story.

Monday-Friday (September 27-October 1)

• International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Prague, the Czech Republic

Tuesday (September 28)

• REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED. AIA breakfast on national security space, 2212 Rayburn House Office Building, 8:45 am EDT
• NASA Advisory Council (NAC) Science Committee, teleconference, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm EDT
• NAC IT Infrastructure Committee, NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm PDT

Wednesday, September 29

• House Science and Technology Committee hearing on “Averting the Storm: How Investments in Science Will Secure the Competitiveness and Economic Future of the United States,” 2318 Rayburn House Office Building. 10:00 am EDT (All four witnesses were members of both the 2005 National Academies study committee that wrote “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” and its update released last week.)
• NASA Teleconference (streamed live) on Conditions at the Edge of the Solar System, 1:00 pm EDT (this was postponed to Thursday at the last minute)
• House of Representatives expected to vote on the Senate version of the NASA authorization bill sometime today (see above).

Wednesday-Friday (September 29-October 1)

• NRC Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center/Edwards Air Force Base, Palmdale, CA

Thursday (September 30)

• Congressional Robotics Caucus meeting on space robotics, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm EDT, Capitol Visitor Center rooms HVC 201 A&C
• NASA Teleconference (streamed live) on Conditions at the Edge of the Solar System, 12:00 pm EDT (this was originally scheduled for Wednesday)