UPDATE: Events of Interest: Week of February 28-March 4, 2011
UPDATE: A link to the agenda for Friday’s “State of the Agency” meeting at NASA Headquarters has been added.
The following events may be of interest in the coming week. 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 relevant committee’s website for up to date information.
During the Week
Hopefully the House and Senate will reach agreement on at least a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government operating past midnight on March 4 when the current CR expires. Check back throughout the week for our continuing coverage of this issue, critical to the nation as well as the space program.
Monday-Wednesday, February 28-March 2
- Next Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL
Tuesday, March 1
- NASA Advisory Council (NAC) Planetary Science Subcommittee, Virtual (via telephone and WebEx — see Federal Register notice on how to participate), 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST
Tuesday-Thursday, March 1-3
- National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Human Spaceflight Operations, Keck Center, Washington DC. Some sessions may be closed.
Wednesday, March 2
- House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on NASA’s FY2012 budget request, 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, 10:00 am EST
- House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on FY2012 DOD budget request, 2359 Rayburn House Office Building, 10:00 am EST
Wednesday-Friday, March 2-4
- NRC Commiittee on the Origins and Evolution of Life(COEL), Keck Center, Washington, DC. Some sessions are closed; see agenda for details.
Thursday, March 3
- House Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee hearing on NASA’s FY2012 budget request, 2362A Rayburn House Office Building, 10:00 am EST
Thursday-Friday, March 3-4
- NAC Science Committee, NASA Headquarters, Washington DC
- Thursday, March 3, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm EST, room 9H40
- Friday, March 4, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm EST, room 3H46
Friday, March 4
- NASA Alumni League et al conference on State of the Agency: NASA Future Programs Presentations, NASA Headquarters Auditorium, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm EST
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