NASA review panel to meet in Cocoa Beach

The blue-ribbon panel reviewing NASA's human spaceflight program for the Obama administration, led by former Lockheed Martin Corp. CEO Norman Augustine, will meet July 30 in Cocoa Beach, NASA has announced.

The third of three upcoming public meetings across the country, it will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, 1550 N. Atlantic Ave.

Topics for discussion will include Kennedy Space Center operations, committee sub-group reports and NASA's Constellation program - the program intended to follow the space shuttle's planned retirement late next year.

Time will be included for public comments. NASA says no registration is required to participate, but seating will be limited. NASA TV will provide live coverage of the meetings, which you can watch here.

Click "Read more..." to see the full NASA press release:

U.S. HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REVIEW COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETINGS

WASHINGTON -- The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee
will hold three public meetings July 28-30. The meetings are open to
news media representatives. No registration is required, but seating
is limited to location capacity.

The first meeting will be July 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT at the
South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center, 2500 South Shore
Blvd. in League City, Texas. Agenda topics include NASA's Johnson
Space Center operations, NASA's Constellation program, committee
sub-group reports and public comments.

The second session will be July 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT at the
Davidson/U.S. Space and Rocket Center, 1 Tranquility Base, in
Huntsville, Ala. Agenda topics include NASA's Marshall Space Flight
Center operations, committee sub-group reports, NASA's Constellation
program and public comments.

The third public session will be July 30 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT at
the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Grand Ballroom, 1550 North Atlantic
Avenue, in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Agenda topics will include NASA's
Kennedy Space Center operations, committee sub-group reports, NASA's
Constellation program and public comments.

Following each meeting, committee chairman Norman Augustine will be
available to answer questions from reporters. NASA Television will
carry the meetings and news conferences live on the agency's media
channel. The events also can be viewed on the agency's Web site.

To watch the events online, select the NASA TV media channel at:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

Viewers also can watch and participate in the meeting online via
Ustream at:

http://www.ustream.tv/nasatelevision

For committee information, agendas, charter, biographies and
schedules, visit:

http://hsf.nasa.gov

For information about NASA and agency activities, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

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IMAGES: Artist's concept of Ares I-X rocket. Credit: NASA. And official photo of Norman Augustine, from NASA.