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Chapter: Appendix G: List of Briefings to the Committee and Panels

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: List of Briefings to the Committee and Panels." National Research Council. 2014. Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18801.
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List of Briefings to the Committee and Panels

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT

December 19, 2012, Washington, D.C.

Administrator’s Perspective

Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator

Goals and Rationales for Human Space Flight

Lori Garver, NASA Deputy Administrator

NASA Science and Exploration

John Grunsfeld, Associate Administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate

Congressional Panel: History of Request, Goals for Study, Perspective on Challenges

Ann Zulkosky and Jeff Bingham, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (staff)

Ed Feddeman, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics (staff)

Richard Obermann, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (staff)

Future Human Exploration and Operations

Gregory Williams, Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Plans, NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD)

Expert Panel

• History of Human Spaceflight Policy

Roger Launius, National Air and Space Museum

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: List of Briefings to the Committee and Panels." National Research Council. 2014. Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18801.
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• Human Spaceflight Impacts, Challenges and Opportunities (all panelists)

Roger Launius, National Air and Space Museum

Betty Sue Flowers, University of Texas, Austin (emeritus)

Henry Hertzfeld, George Washington University

Lester Lyles, The Lyles Group

Howard McCurdy, American University

April 21-23, 2013, Washington, D.C.

Prospects and Plans Beyond LEO

William Gerstenmaier, NASA

Perspectives on Human and Robotic Spaceflight

Steve Squyres, Cornell University

Human Space Exploration in Earth Orbit

Julie Robinson and Michael Suffredini, NASA

Human Spaceflight Role in Security and International Relations

Scott Pace, George Washington University (via telecon)

Commercial Human Spaceflight

George Nield, FAA

Presidential Priorities for Human Spaceflight

John Olson, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Perspectives on the Future of Human Spaceflight

Alexey Krasnov, Roscosmos (via video)

Perspectives on the Future of Human Spaceflight

Thomas Reiter, European Space Agency (via video)

Future Robotics and Humans Partnerships in Earth Orbit

Jeff Hoffman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

August 27, 2013 (Teleconference)

Presentation on Global Exploration Roadmap

Kathy Laurini, NASA

October 21-23, 2013, Washington, D.C.

HSF Challenges and Promise

Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator

Lunar Pathways, Benefits, and Trade-offs

Michael Duke, Colorado School of Mines (retired)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: List of Briefings to the Committee and Panels." National Research Council. 2014. Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18801.
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Space Exploration as Insurance Against Existential Risk

David Grinspoon, Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Status on HSF Plans and Challenges

William Gerstenmaier, NASA

Delusions of Space Enthusiasts

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Hayden Planetarium

TECHNICAL PANEL

February 4-5, 2013, Washington, D.C.

Human Exploration Program Overview

Gregory Williams, Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Plans, NASA HEOMD

Exploration Systems Development (Orion, Space Launch System, and Ground Systems)

Daniel Dumbacher, Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development, NASA HEOMD

Focus Session on Commercial Crew

Philip McAlister, Director, NASA Commercial Spaceflight Development Division, NASA HEOMD

Garrett Reisman, SpaceX

George Sowers, ULA

Christopher Ferguson, Boeing (via telecon)

Michael Lopez-Alegria, Commercial Spaceflight Federation

XCOR, Jeff Greason (via telecon)

Stepping Stones: Exploring Increasingly Challenging Destinations on the Way to Mars

Josh Hopkins, Lockheed Martin Corporation

March 27-28, 2013, Washington, D.C.

NASA Review of Long-Term Technical Challenges for Human Spaceflight Overview

• NASA’s Human Space Exploration Capability Driven Framework

Jason Crusan, Director, Advanced Exploration Systems, NASA Headquarters

• Crew Health, Medical, and Safety: Human Resaerch Program

Steve Davison, Human Research Program, NASA Headquarters

• Habitation Systems and Destination Systems

John Connolly, NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Robyn Carrasquillo, NASA Headquarters

• In-Space Propulsion and Power for Human Space Flight

Les Johnson, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

• Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Rob Ambrose, NASA JSC (via telecon)

• Entry, Descent, and Landing for Future Human Space Flight

Michelle Munk, NASA Langley Research Center

• Deep Space Extravehicular Activity (EVA)

Mike Hembree, NASA JSC

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: List of Briefings to the Committee and Panels." National Research Council. 2014. Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18801.
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The Golden Spike Company: Extend Your Reach

Alan Stern, Golden Spike Company (via telecon)

The Google Lunar X Prize

Alex Hall, X Prize Foundation (via telecon)

Expanding the Final Frontier: The Bigelow Aerospace Story

Mike Gold, Bigelow Aerospace

Asteroid Return Mission (ARM): 2012 Workshop Report and Ongoing Study Summary

Keck Institute for Space Studies:

Paul Dimotakis, Caltech, and Louis Friedman, The Planetary Society

Asteroid Mining and Technology

Chris Lewicki, Planetary Resources, Inc. (via telecon)

NASA Technology Development for Human Spaceflight

James Reuther, Deputy Associate Administrator of Programs, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

Technical Challenges for Piloted Missions to the Outer Planets

Ralph McNutt, Johns Hopkins University (via telecon)

NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission and Human Space Flight

Michele Gates, NASA HEOMD

Steve Stich, NASA JSC (via telecon)

April 30, 2013 (Teleconference)

Human Health Issues in Space

Kenneth Baldwin, University of California, Irvine

June 19-21, 2013, Irvine, California

Reducing the Cost of Exploration using Near-Term Advanced In-Space Propulsion

Roger Myers, Aerojet (via telecon)

NASA Technology Development for Human Spaceflight

James Reuther, Deputy Associate Administrator of Programs, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

Technical Challenges for Piloted Missions to the Outer Planets

Ralph McNutt, Johns Hopkins University (via telecon)

NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission: Technical Challenges

Michele Gates, NASA HEOMD

Steve Stich, NASA JSC (via telecon)

August 15, 2013 (Teleconference)

NASA Technology Development for Human Spaceflight

William Whittaker, Carnegie Mellon University

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: List of Briefings to the Committee and Panels." National Research Council. 2014. Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18801.
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PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER OPINIONS PANEL

June 19, 2013, Washington, D.C.

NASA’s Research on Public and Stakeholder Opinions

Rebecca Spyke Keiser, NASA

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: List of Briefings to the Committee and Panels." National Research Council. 2014. Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18801.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: List of Briefings to the Committee and Panels." National Research Council. 2014. Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18801.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: List of Briefings to the Committee and Panels." National Research Council. 2014. Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18801.
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The United States has publicly funded its human spaceflight program on a continuous basis for more than a half-century, through three wars and a half-dozen recessions, from the early Mercury and Gemini suborbital and Earth orbital missions, to the lunar landings, and thence to the first reusable winged crewed spaceplane that the United States operated for three decades. Today the United States is the major partner in a massive orbital facility - the International Space Station - that is becoming the focal point for the first tentative steps in commercial cargo and crewed orbital space flights. And yet, the long-term future of human spaceflight beyond this project is unclear. Pronouncements by multiple presidents of bold new ventures by Americans to the Moon, to Mars, and to an asteroid in its native orbit, have not been matched by the same commitment that accompanied President Kennedy's now fabled 1961 speech-namely, the substantial increase in NASA funding needed to make it happen. Are we still committed to advancing human spaceflight? What should a long-term goal be, and what does the United States need to do to achieve it?

Pathways to Exploration explores the case for advancing this endeavor, drawing on the history of rationales for human spaceflight, examining the attitudes of stakeholders and the public, and carefully assessing the technical and fiscal realities. This report recommends maintaining the long-term focus on Mars as the horizon goal for human space exploration. With this goal in mind, the report considers funding levels necessary to maintain a robust tempo of execution, current research and exploration projects and the time/resources needed to continue them, and international cooperation that could contribute to the achievement of spaceflight to Mars. According to Pathways to Exploration, a successful U.S. program would require sustained national commitment and a budget that increases by more than the rate of inflation.

In reviving a U.S. human exploration program capable of answering the enduring questions about humanity's destiny beyond our tiny blue planet, the nation will need to grapple with the attitudinal and fiscal realities of the nation today while staying true to a small but crucial set of fundamental principles for the conduct of exploration of the endless frontier. The recommendations of Pathways to Exploration provide a clear map toward a human spaceflight program that inspires students and citizens by furthering human exploration and discovery, while taking into account the long-term commitment necessary to achieve this goal.

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