NASA International Space Station


Witnesses testified about the future of the International Space Station, transportation and service to the station following the planned end of Space Shuttle flights in 2010, and the expected lifespan of the space station. They also talked about scientific advances made following research on the station and possible benefits from future research. Featuring Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Government Accountability Office, Acquisition and Sourcing Management; William H. Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator, NASA, Space Operations; Edward Knipling, Administrator, Department of Agriculture, Research Service; Cheryl Nickerson, Professor, Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences; Thomas Pickens, Chief Executive Officer, Spacehab, Inc.; Louis Stodieck, Director, University of Colorado, Boulder, BioServe Space Technologies; Jeffrey Sutton, Director, National Space Biomedical Research Institute; Ralph M. Hall, U.S. Representative, [R] Texas; Nicholas Lampson, U.S. Representative, [D] Texas; Dana Rohrabacher, U.S. Representative, [R] California; Mark Udall, U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado.
Date:
April 23, 2008
Run time:
1:56:17
Categories:
Other
Location:
Washington, DC
Presented by:
House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics