U.S. House and Senate committees are holding hearings today and Thursday to review NASA's proposed spending plan for the 2011 fiscal year, which scraps the Constellation moon program. John Holdren, director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, is currently testifying before the House Committee on Science and Technology on the proposed budget for research and development.
In opening remarks, he said NASA's shift toward acquiring launch services for crew and cargo from commercial providers held the promise of exploring deep space destinations "sooner, faster, safer, and cheaper than what could realistically have been achieved under the old approach."
You can link to a Webcast here.
At 2:30 p.m., Florida Sen. Bill Nelson will lead a Science and Space Subcommittee Hearing titled, "Challenges and Opportunities in the NASA FY 2011 Budget Proposal."
Witnesses include NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and astronaut Robert "Hoot" Gibson, journalist Miles O'Brien, aerospace engineer Michael Snyder and Thomas Young, retired vice president of Lockheed Martin. You can link to a Webcast here.
Click here for his opening remarks.
Bolden is due to appear before the House science committee at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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