Todd Halvorson, FLORIDA TODAY KSC bureau chief, will interview the following space industry experts during live Webcasts today at www.FLORIDATODAY.com:
3:30 p.m.: Joe Oliva, Ares I-X program manager for ATK at KSC. He'll discuss the upcoming major test-flight for the NASA program aimed at sending astronauts back to the moon.
4 p.m.: Brian Breen, manager of the International Space Station program for United Space Alliance. He'll talk about station assembly, the expanded six-person crew and new capabilities.
4:30 p.m.: Lisa Rice, president of the Brevard Workforce Development Board Inc. She'll update progress helping the shuttle workforce transition as the program approaches a planned retirement next year.
5 p.m.: Matthew Fields, engineer and scientist with The Boeing Co., and a member of the International Space Station Test Team. He'll explain the new ISS solar array batteries that Endeavour astronauts plan to install during two of five spacewalks.
5:30 p.m.: Mike Kahn, executive vice president of ATK. He'll talk about the Constellation program and the Obama administration's review of manned spaceflight plans.
6 p.m.: Andrea Farmer, public relations manager at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The complex is featuring exciting events to recognize the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11.
6:30 p.m.: Master Sgt. Scott McCormick of the Air Force 45th Space Wing Weather Squadron. He'll offer a real-time forecast for the 7:13 p.m. launch and assess NASA's chances for getting off the ground.
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