November 30, 2016
Presentations
Human Exploration and Operations Update
Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report
Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee Report
Institutional Committee Report
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes, November 30, 2016
Recommendations
July 28-29, 2016
Presentations
Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report
Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee Report
Meeting Minutes
NASA Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, July 2016
Recommendations
March 31 – April 1, 2016
Presentations
NASA Technology Prioritization Plans for the Journey to Mars
NASA FY 2016 Budget and the President’s FY 2017 Budget Request for NASA
Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report
Task Force on STEM Education Report
Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee Report
Institutional Committee Report
Meeting Minutes
NASA Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, March 2016
Recommendations
NASA Responses to NAC Recommendations
Allocation or Resources for ISS Research Required for the Journey to Mars
Information Technology (IT) Security Risk Management
December 1-3, 2015
Presentations
Welcome to the NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA Human Spaceflight Transition and LEO Commercialization
Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report
Technology, Innovation, and Engineering Committee Report
Institutional Committee Report
Task Force on STEM Education Report
NASA Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, December 2015
Recommendations
NASA Response to NAC Recommendation
Further Development of Human Exploration Architecture
July 29-31, 2015
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Von Karman Auditorium, Pasadena, CA
Public Meeting – Agenda
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
1:30 – 1:33 pm
Call to Order, Announcements
Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director, NASA Advisory Council, NASA Headquarters
1:33 – 1:40 pm
Opening Remarks by Council Chair
Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council
1:40 – 2:00 pm
Welcome to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dr. Charles Elachi, JPL Director
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Remarks by NASA Administrator
Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., NASA Administrator
3:00 – 3:30 pm
NASA Space Flight Program and Management Requirements: NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7120.5E Governance and the Role of Center Directors
Dr. Ellen Ochoa (via telecon), Director, NASA Johnson Space Center
Ms. Teresa Vanhooser (via telecon), Deputy Director, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Technical Authority, Programmatic Authority, and the Role of Center Directors
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Institutional Committee Report
Ms. Kathryn Schmoll, Chair
Institutional Committee Report
4:00 – 4:30 pm
Council Discussion
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Thursday, July 30, 2015
9:00 – 9:01 am
Call to Order, Announcements
Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director, NASA Advisory Council, NASA Headquarters
9:01 – 9:05 am
Remarks by Council Chair
Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council
9:05 – 10:30 am
Joint Discussion on NRC Pathways to Exploration, Report and NASA Human Exploration Strategy
Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar, Member, Committee on Human Spaceflight, National Research Council, National Academies
Mr. William Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
10:30 – 11:15 am
Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report
Mr. Kenneth Bowersox, Chair
Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 pm
JPL Early Career Presentations:
Water Cycle and Sea Level Research, Dr. Carmen Boening, GRACE Project Scientist, JPL (Available Upon Request)
Team RoboSimian: Software Architecture and Results of the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge, Dr. Sisir Karumanchi, Technologist, JPL (Available Upon Request)
MarCO: Mars Cube One, Dr. Farah Alibay Systems Engineer, JPL (Available Upon Request)
Ocean Worlds, Dr. Kevin Hand, Deputy Chief Scientist for Solar System Exploration, JPL (Available Upon Request)
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Science Committee Report
Dr. Bradley Peterson, Chair
3:15 – 4:00 pm
Aeronautics Committee Report
Mr. John Borghese, Vice Chair (for Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair)
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Council Discussion
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 31, 2015
9:00 – 9:02 am
Call to Order, Announcements
Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director, NASA Advisory Council, NASA Headquarters
9:02 – 9:05 am
Remarks by Council Chair
Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council
9:05 – 9:15 am
Public Input
9:15 – 10:00 am
Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee Report
Dr. William Ballhaus, Chair
Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee Report
10:00 – 11:30 am
Council Discussion and Final Wrapup
11:30 am
Adjourn
NASA Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, July 2015
NASA Responses to NAC Recommendations
NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7120.5E Governance and the Role of Center Directors
National Research Council (NRC) Pathways to Exploration Report
April 9-10, 2015
NASA Headquarters, Program Review Center, Room 9H40, Washington DC
Public Meeting – Agenda
Thursday, April 9, 2015
9:00 – 9:03 am
Call to Order, Announcements
Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director, NASA Advisory Council, NASA Headquarters
9:03 – 9:10 am
Opening Remarks by Council Chair
Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council
9:10 – 10:00 am
Remarks by NASA Administrator
Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., NASA Administrator
10:00 – 11:00 am
The President’s FY 2016 Budget Request for NASA
Mr. Andrew Hunter, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Budget and Performance, NASA Headquarters
11:00 – 11:45 am
Mr. William Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
NASA Human Exploration Strategy
11:45 – 12:00 noon
Group Photograph
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 pm
Discussion on NASA Space Flight Program and Management Requirements (NPR 7120.5E) and Program Affordability/Sustainability
Mr. Robert Lightfoot, NASA Associate Administrator
Mr. Ralph Roe, NASA Chief Engineer
Ms. Sandra Smalley, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Managing Spaceflight Programs and Projects
1:45 – 2:30 pm
Mr. Kenneth Bowersox, Chair
Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report
2:30 – 4:00 pm
Council Discussion
4:00 – 4:30 pm
Ms. Kathryn Schmoll, Chair
Institutional Committee Report
4:30 – 5:15 pm
Dr. William Ballhaus, Chair
Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee Report
5:15 – 6:00 pm
Mr. John Borghese, Vice Chair (for Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair)
6:00 pm
Adjourn
Friday, April 10, 2015
9:00 – 9:01 am
Call to Order, Announcements
Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director, NASA Advisory Council, NASA Headquarters
9:01 – 9:03 am
Remarks by Council Chair
Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council
9:03 – 9:10 am
Public Input
9:10 – 10:00 am
Dr. David McComas, Chair
10:00 – 10:30 am
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Project Status
Mr. William Ochs, JWST Project Manager, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
10:30 – 11:00 am
Mr. James Stofan, Chair (via telecon)
Ad Hoc Task Force on STEM Education Report
11:00 – 12:00 noon
Council Discussion and Final Wrap-up
Mr. James Stofan, Chair (via telecon)
12:00 noon
Adjourn
NASA Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, April 2015
NASA Responses to NAC Recommendations
Radiation Risk for Human Mars Mission
Over-Application of Travel Restrictions
January 14-15, 2015
NASA Stennis Space Center, Roy S. Estess Building / Building 1100, Third Floor, Room 321, Mississippi
Public Meeting – Agenda
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
| 1:00 – 1:03 pm | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch Executive Director NASA Advisory Council NASA Headquarters |
| 1:03 – 1:10 pm | Opening Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 1:10 – 1:30 pm | Welcome to NASA Stennis Space Center (PDF 12.9MB) | Dr. Richard Gilbrech Director, NASA Stennis Space Center |
| 1:30 – 2:15 pm | Remarks by NASA Administrator (PDF 95KB) | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 2:15 – 2:30 pm | Council Discussion | |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | NASA Human Exploration Strategy (PDF 3MB ) | Mr. William Gerstenmaier Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate NASA Headquarters |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm | Radiation and Human Exploration of Mars (PDF 7.9MB) | Dr. Richard Williams Chief Health and Medical Officer NASA Headquarters |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Council Discussion | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Thursday, January 15, 2014
| 9:00 – 9:01 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council NASA Headquarters |
| 9:01 – 9:03 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:03 – 9:45 am | Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report (PDF 6.7MB) | Mr. Kenneth Bowersox, Chair |
| 9:45 – 10:15 am | Council Discussion | |
| 10:15 – 11:00 noon | Science Committee Report (PDF 12.5MB) | Dr. David McComas, Chair |
| 11:00 – 11:45 noon | Institutional Committee Report (PDF 438KB) | Ms. Kathryn Schmoll, Chair |
| 11:45 – 12:00 noon | Ad Hoc Task Force on STEM Education (PDF 2.9MB) | Mr. Donald James Associate Administrator for Education NASA Headquarters |
| 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 1:10 pm | Public Input | |
| 1:10 – 1:45 pm | Aeronautics Committee Report (PDF 2.2MB) | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee Report (PDF 2.7MB) | Dr. William Ballhaus, Chair |
| 2:30 – 3:00 pm | Council Discussion | |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm | Break | |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm | NASA Stennis Space Center Early Career Employee Presentations (Presentations provided upon request) | |
| Expanding In-House Capabilities: From Kronos to Early Career Initiative | Dr. Howard Conyers SSC Engineering and Test Directorate | |
| Morpheus Engine Testing and Support of Tether and Free-Flights at NASA Johnson Space Center/ NASA Kennedy Space Center | Mr. Andrew Guymon SSC Engineering and Test Directorate | |
| Highlights of J-2X and RS-25 Engine Testing in the A-Complex | Ms. Amanda Stein SSC Engineering and Test Directorate | |
| 4:00 – 4:45 pm | Council Discussion | |
| 4:45 – 5:00 pm | Wrapup and Final Acknowledgments | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
NASA Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, January 2015 (PDF 455KB)
Final Recommendations (PDF 146KB)
NASA Responses to NAC Recommendations:
Asteriod Redirect Mission (PDF 98KB)
Over-Application of Travel Restrictions (PDF 87KB)
July 30-31, 2014
NASA Langley Research Center, Building 2101, Room 305, Hampton, VA
Public Meeting – Agenda
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
| 1:00 – 1:03 pm | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch Executive Director NASA Advisory Council NASA Headquarters |
| 1:03 – 1:10 pm | Opening Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 1:10 – 1:40 pm | Welcome to NASA Langley Research Center (PDF 2.5MB) | Mr. Stephen Jurczyk Director, NASA Langley Research Center |
| 1:40 – 2:15 pm | Remarks by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 2:15 – 2:30 pm | Discussion | |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | NASA Human Exploration Strategy (Presentations provided upon request) | Mr. Gregory Williams Deputy Associate Administrator Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate NASA Headquarters |
| 3:15 – 4:50 pm | Discussion | |
| 4:50 – 5:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Thursday, July 31, 2014
| 9:00 – 9:01 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council NASA Headquarters |
| 9:01 – 9:03 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:03 – 9:45 am | Aeronautics Committee Report (PDF 2.0MB) | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 9:45 – 10:30 am | Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report (PDF 4.3MB) | Mr. Kenneth Bowersox, Chair |
| 10:30 – 11:15 am | Discussion | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 noon | Institutional Committee Report (PDF 802KB) | Ms. Kathryn Schmoll, Chair |
| 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Orbital Debris (via WebEx) (PDF 3.9MB) | Mr. Eugene Stansbery Program Manager Orbital Debris Program Office NASA Johnson Space Center |
| 2:00 – 2:45 pm | Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee Report (PDF 40MB) | Dr. William Ballhaus, Chair |
| 2:45 – 3:30 pm | Science Committee Report (PDF 29MB) | Dr. David McComas, Chair |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | NASA Langley Research Center Early Career Employee Presentations (Presentations provided upon request) | |
| Applied Earth Science: My NASA Opportunity to Serve Society | Lindsay M. Rogers Assistant Program Manager DEVELOP National Program | |
| Shaken Not Stirred: The Perfect Cocktail Needs “The Right Stuff” | Christie J. Funk Research Aerospace Engineer Research Directorate | |
| Radiation Dosimetry Experiment (RaD-X) | Kevin Daugherty RaD-X Project Manager Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate | |
| Amanda Cutright RaD-X Chief Engineer Engineering Directorate | ||
| 4:30 – 5:00 pm | Wrapup and Final Acknowledgments | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
NASA Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, July 2014 (PDF 547 KB)
Final Recommendations (PDF 185 KB)
NASA Response (Package 1) (PDF 2.2 MB)
NASA Response (Package 2) (PDF 2.5 MB)
April 16 – 17, 2014
NASA Headquarters, Program Review Center (Room 9H40), Washington, DC 20546
Public Meeting – Agenda
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
| 9:00 – 9:03 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch Executive Director NASA Advisory Council NASA Headquarters |
| 9:03 – 9:10 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:10 – 10:00 am | Remarks by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 10:00 – 10:40 am | The Administration’s Vision for NASA | Dr. John P. Holdren President’s Science Advisor Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy The White House |
| 10:40 – 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 noon | NASA Human Spaceflight Update; Asteroid Initiative Update (PDF 14.5MB) | Mr. William Gerstenmaier Associate Administrator forHuman Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate NASA Headquarters |
| 12:00 noon – 1:30pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 2:30 pm | President’s FY 2015 Budget Request for NASA (PDF 6.4MB) | Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Robinson Chief Financial Officer NASA Headquarters |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | Council Discussion | |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm | Aeronautics Committee Report (PDF 2.5MB) | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 4:00 – 4:45 pm | Science Committee Report (PDF 20MB) | Dr. David McComas, Chair |
| 4:45 – 5:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Thursday, April 17, 2014
| 9:00 – 9:01 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA Headquarters |
| 9:01 – 9:03 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:03 – 9:45 am | Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report (PDF 8.0MB) | Mr. Kenneth Bowersox, Chair |
| 9:45 – 10:15 am | Council Discussion | |
| 10:15 – 11:00 am | Technology and Innovation Committee Report (PDF 10MB) | Dr. William Ballhaus, Chair |
| 11:00 – 12:00 noon | NASA Early Career Scientist/Engineer Presentation: 21st Century Problem Solving Approaches at NASA: Challenges, Prizes, Crowdsourcing and CitizenScience (PDF 1.7MB) | Ms. Jennifer Gustetic Program Executive Office of Chief Technologist NASA Headquarters |
| 12:00 noon – 12:30pm | Council Discussion; Wrapup; Final Acknowledgments | |
| 12:30 pm | Adjourn |
NASA Advisory Council 2014 Work Plan (PDF 135 KB)
NASA Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, April 2014 (PDF 2320KB)
Final Recommendations (PDF 253KB)
NASA Responses (PDF 120KB)
December 11 – 12, 2013
NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Headquarters Building – Room 2201
Public Meeting – Agenda
Wednesday, December 11
| 1:00 – 1:03 pm | Call to Order and Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch Executive Director NASA Advisory Council NASA HQ |
| 1:03 – 1:10 pm | Opening Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 1:10 – 1:30 pm | Welcome to NASA Kennedy Space Center | Mr. Robert Cabana Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center |
| 1:30 – 2:15 pm | Remarks by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 2:15 – 3:00 pm | Asteroid Initiative Update (PDF 3.4MB) | Mr. Gregory Williams Deputy Associate Administrator Mr. William Gerstenmaier (via telecon) Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate |
| 3:00 – 3:45 pm | NASA Commercial Space Update (PDF 1.8MB) | Mr. Gregory Williams Deputy Associate Administrator Mr. William Gerstenmaier (via telecon) Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate |
| 3:45 – 4:30 pm | Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report (PDF 2.4MB) | Mr. Kenneth Bowersox, Chair |
| 4:30 noon – 5:15 pm | Science Committee Report (PDF 152MB) | Dr. Eugene Levy (for Dr. David McComas, Chair) |
| 5:15 pm | Adjourn |
Thursday, December 12
| 9:00 – 9:01 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA Headquarters |
| 9:01 – 9:03 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:03 – 10:00 am | Aeronautics Committee Report (PDF 1.9MB) | Mr. John Borghese, (for Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair) |
| 10:00 – 10:45 am | Audit, Finance and Analysis Committee (PDF 637KB) | Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 am | NASA Through the Eyes of an Early Career Engineer: Why I Think It’s Going to be a Bright Future for Kennedy Space Center Briefing provided upon request | Ms. Anne Caraccio Chemical Engineer Materials Science Division Engineering Directorate NASA Kennedy Space Center |
| 11:45 – 12:00 noon | Public Input | |
| 12:00 noon – 1:00pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | Technology and Innovation Committee Report (PDF 15.5MB) | Dr. William Ballhaus, Chair |
| 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Education and Public Outreach Committee Report (PDF 13.3MB) | Mr. Lars Perkins, Chair |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | IT Infrastructure Committee Report (PDF 248KB) | Dr. Larry Smarr, Chair |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm | Council Discussion on NAC Reorganization; Wrapup; Final Acknowledgments | All |
| 4:00 pm | Adjourn; Departure for Airport |
Final Recommendations (PDF 1.2 MB)
Meeting Minutes (PDF 1 MB)
NASA Responses to NAC Recommendations:
Education and Public Outreach Funding for NASA Science Mission Directorate (PDF 892 KB)
Impact of Travel Restrictions on Science and Technology (PDF 829 KB)
Reporting Line of Planetary Protection Office (PDF 929 KB)
July 31 – August 1, 2013
NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546
NASA HQ, Program Review Center, Room 9H40 (9th floor)
Public Meeting – Agenda
Wednesday, July 31
| 1:00 – 1:03 pm | Call to Order and Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch Executive Director NASA Advisory Council NASA HQ |
| 1:03 – 1:10 pm | Opening Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 1:10 – 2:00 pm | Remarks by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 2:00 – 2:30 pm | Asteroid Initiative: An Update › View PDF | Mr. William Gerstenmaier Associate Administrator Dr. Michele Gates Senior Technical Advisor Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate NASA HQ |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Richard Kohrs, Chair |
| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Break | |
| 3:30 – 4:15 pm | Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. David McComas, Chair |
| 4:15 noon – 5:00 pm | Audit, Finance and Analysis Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Thursday, August 1
| 9:00 – 9:01 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:01 – 9:03 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:03 – 10:00 am | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Patti Grace Smith, Chair |
| 10:00 – 10:45 am | Education and Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Lars Perkins, Chair |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 am | Technology and Innovation Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. William Ballhaus, Chair |
| 11:45 – 12:00 noon | Public Input | |
| 12:00 noon – 1:00pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | 2013 International Space Apps Challenge › Briefing provided upon request | Mr. Nicholas Skytland Open Innovation Program Manager Ali Llewellyn International Space Apps Challenge Manager NASA Johnson Space Center |
| 2:00 – 2:45 pm | IT Infrastructure Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Larry Smarr, Chair |
| 2:45 – 3:00 pm | Break | |
| 3:00 – 3:45 pm | Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 3:45 – 5:00 pm | Council Wrapup; Final Acknowledgments | All |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Meeting Minutes (PDF 47 KB)
Final Recommendations (PDF 68 KB)
NASA Responses to NAC Recommendations:
Commitment to Sustain and Grow NASA Space Technology Programs (PDF 64KB)
NASA Responses Package 1 (PDF 673 KB)
NASA Responses Package 2 (PDF 177 KB)
Participation of Planetary Protection Officer in Mission Planning and Design (PDF 77 KB)
April 24-25, 2013
NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, NASA HQ, Program Review Center, Room 9H40
Council Public Meeting- Agenda
Wednesday, April 24
| 9:00 – 9:03 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch Executive Director NASA Advisory Council NASA HQ |
| 9:03 – 9:10 am | Opening Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:10 – 10:00 am | Remarks by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 10:00 – 11:00 am | Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 11:00 – 11:15 am | Break | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 am | IT Infrastructure Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Charles Holmes, Vice Chair (for Dr. Larry Smarr, Chair) |
| 11:30 – 12:00 noon | Council Discussion | |
| 12:00 noon– 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | NASA FY 2014 Budget Request › View PDF | Ms. Elizabeth Robinson Chief Financial Officer NASA HQ |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | NASA Plans for Future Human Spaceflight › View PDF | Mr. Bill Gerstenmaier Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate NASA HQ |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Richard Kohrs, Chair |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Wesley Huntress, Chair |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Thursday, April 25
| 9:00 – 9:01 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:01 – 9:03 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:03 – 10:00 am | Technology and Innovation Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. William Ballhaus, Chair |
| 10:00 – 11:00 am | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Patti Grace Smith, Chair |
| 11:00 – 11:15 am | Break | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 noon | Audit, Finance and Analysis Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Michael Montelongo, Vice Chair (for Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair) |
| 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Education and Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Lars Perkins, Chair |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Curiosity’s Exploration of the Habitability Dr. Paul Mahaffy of Ancient Mars: Overview of Early Mission Principal Investigator and SAM Discoveries in Gale Crater Briefing provided by request | Dr. Paul Mahaffy Principal Investigator Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Council Discussion | |
| 4:00 – 4:15 pm | Public Input | |
| 4:15 – 5:00 pm | Council Wrapup; Final Acknowledgments | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Meeting Minutes
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Final Recommendations
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NASA Responses to NAC Recommendations
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November 28-30, 2012
November 28-30, 2012, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35812, MSFC Building 4200, Room P-110 (10th floor)
NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING – Agenda
Wednesday, November 28
| 1:00 – 1:03 pm | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 1:03 – 1:10 pm | Opening Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 1:10 – 1:30 pm | Welcome to NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | Mr. Patrick Scheuermann, Director Marshall Space Flight Center |
| 1:30 – 2:15 pm | Remarks by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 2:15 – 2:30 pm | Council Discussion | |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | NASA Plans for Future Human Spaceflight › View PDF | Mr. Bill Gerstenmaier Associate Administrator Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate NASA HQ |
| 3:30 – 3:45 pm | Break | |
| 3:45 – 4:45 pm | Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Richard Kohrs, Chair |
| 4:45 – 5:00 pm | Public Input; Council Discussion | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Thursday, November 29
| 9:00 – 9:02 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:02 – 9:10 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:10 – 10:00 am | Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 10:00 – 10:45 am | Audit, Finance and Analysis Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 am | Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Wesley Huntress, Chair |
| 11:45 am – 12:00 noon | Council Discussion | |
| 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | Solar Instrumentation at Marshall Space Flight Center and Sounding Rockets | Dr. Jonathan W. Cirtain, Astrophysicist MSFC |
| 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Patti Grace Smith, Chair |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | Education and Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Lars Perkins, Chair |
| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Break | |
| 3:30 – 4:15 pm | IT Infrastructure Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Larry Smarr, Chair |
| 4:15 – 4:30 pm | Public Input; Council Discussion | |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn |
Friday, November 30
| 9:00 – 9:02 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:02 – 9:10 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:10 – 10:00 am | Technology and Innovation Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. William Ballhaus, Chair |
| 10:00 – 11:30 am | Council Roundtable Discussion | |
| 11:30 am | Adjourn |
More presentations will be posted as they become available.
Meeting Minutes
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Final Recommendations
Recommendations from the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
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NASA Responses
NASA response to Outreach
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NASA Response to Autonomy Research in Aviation
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NASA Response to Aeronautics Flight Research Capability
› View PDF
NASA Response to Planetary Protection Procedural Requirements Document for Human Extraterrestrial Missions
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NASA Response to Workforce Skill Mix
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July 25-27, 2012
July 25-27, 2012, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
GSFC Training Center, Building 1, Rooms E100D/E
NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING – Agenda
Final Recommendations (PDF)
Recommendations from the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
| 12:00 – 12:03 pm | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 12:03 – 12:10 pm | Opening Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 12:10 – 12:30 pm | Welcome to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Mr. Christopher Scolese, Director Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 12:30 – 1:15 am | Remarks by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 1:15 – 2:00 pm | NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Overview and Budgetary Outlook | Dr. John Grunsfeld Associate Administrator Science Mission Directorate NASA HQ |
| 2:00 – 2:45 pm | James Webb Space Telescope Update; NASA Office of Evaluation Overview (Presentation provided upon request) | Mr. Geoffrey Yoder JWST Program Director Former Director, Office of Evaluation NASA HQ |
| 2:45 – 3:00 pm | Break GSFC Training Center, Room E100B | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | The President’s Export Control Reform (ECR) Initiative (Presentation provided upon request) | Mr. Brian H. Nilsson Director, Non-Proliferation – Export Controls, National Security Staff The White House |
| 4:00 – 4:15 pm | Council Discussion | |
| 4:15 – 4:30 pm | Public Input | |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn |
Thursday, July 26, 2012
| 9:00 – 9:02 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 9:02 – 9:10 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:10 – 10:00 am | Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 10:00 – 10:45 am | Technology and Innovation Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. William Ballhaus, Chair |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 am | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Patti Grace Smith, Chair |
| 11:45 – 12:00 noon | Council Discussion | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | NASA Early Career Scientist Presentation: “DNA Building Blocks Can be Made in Space” (Presentation provided upon request) | Dr. Michael P. Callahan, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Education and Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Lars Perkins, Chair |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Richard Kohrs, Chair |
| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Break | |
| 3:30 – 4:15 pm | IT Infrastructure Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Larry Smarr, Chair |
| 4:15 – 4:30 pm | Public Input | |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn |
Friday, July 27, 2012
| 9:00 – 9:02 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 9:02 – 9:10 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:10 – 10:00 pm | Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. David McComas (representing Dr. Wesley Huntress, Chair) |
| 10:00 – 10:45 am | Audit, Finance and Analysis Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 am | Council Roundtable Discussion: | Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 11:45 am – 12:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 12:00 pm | Adjourn |
More presentations will be posted as they become available.
Meeting Minutes
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Final Recommendations
Recommendations from the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
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NASA Responses
NASA Response to One Message
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NASA Response to Systems Integration
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NASA Response to Independent Assessment of Cross-Directorate Mars Exploration
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NASA Response to Export Control
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NASA Response to Space Basic research (Engineering Science) Program
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NASA Response to Workforce Skill Mix
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NASA Response to Elevation of Communications Coordinating Committee
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NASA Response to Education and Public Outreach Centers of Excellence
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NASA Response to New Telescope Assets
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March 8-9, 2012
NASA Headquarters, Program Review Center, 9th Floor (Room 9H40), 300 E Street, SW,Washington, DC 20546
NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING – Agenda
Thursday, March 8, 2012
| 8:00 – 8:03 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 8:03 – 8:10 am | Opening Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:15 – 9:15 am | Remarks by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 9:15 – 10:15 am | President’s FY 2013 Budget Request for NASA › View PDF | Ms. Elizabeth Robinson Chief Financial Officer, NASA HQ |
| 10:15 – 10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 am | Council Discussion | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 noon | NRC Study on NASA Space Technology Roadmaps: Final Report › View PDF | Dr. Ray Colladay Former Chair, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, National Research Council (NRC) |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Richard Kohrs, Chair |
| 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Patti Grace Smith, Chair |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | Education and Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Lars Perkins, Chair |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm | Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Wesley Huntress, Chair |
| 4:00 – 4:45 pm | Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 4:45 – 5:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Friday, March 9, 2012
| 8:00 – 8:03 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 8:03 – 8:15 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:15 – 9:00 pm | IT Infrastructure Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Larry Smarr, Chair |
| 9:00 – 9:45 am | Technology and Innovation Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. William Ballhaus, Chair |
| 9:45 – 10:30 am | Audit, Finance and Analysis Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | Roundtable Discussion: Council Plans for 2012, Work Plan, Meeting Schedule, etc. | Dr. Steven W. Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council |
| 11:45 am – 12:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 12:00 pm | Adjourn |
More presentations will be posted as they become available.
Meeting Minutes
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Final Recommendations
Recommendations from the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
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NASA Responses
NASA Response to Destination Selection
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NASA Response to Specify Mission Objectives
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NASA Response to International Involvement
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NASA Response “Creation of a Subcommittee to NASA Advisory Council”
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NASA Response to Recovering the Planetary Exploration Program
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NASA Response to Enhanced Cooperation in Planetary Protection
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NASA Response to Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Planetary Protection Lessons Learned Report
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NASA Response to Partnering with Other Federal Agencies and Public and Private Opportunities
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August 4-5, 2011
NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING
August 4-5, 2011
NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Ames Conference Center – Ballroom, 500 Severyns Avenue, Moffett Field, CA 94035
Agenda
Thursday, August 4, 2011
| 8:00 – 8:03 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 8:03 – 8:10 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:10 – 8:30 am | Welcome to NASA Ames Research Center | Dr. Simon “Pete” Worden, Director NASA Ames Research Center |
| 8:30 – 9:15 am | Remarks by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 9:15 – 10:00 am | Space Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Col. Eileen Collins (Ret.), Chair |
| 10:00 – 10:45 am | Exploration Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Richard Kohrs, Chair |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am | Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 noon | Remarks by President’s Science Advisor | Dr. John P. Holdren, Director Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Office of the President |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch (Council members only) | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | IT Infrastructure Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Lawrence Smarr, Chair |
| 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Brett Alexander, Chair |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | Education and Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Lars Perkins, Chair |
| 3:15 – 3:25 pm | Break | |
| 3:25 – 4:05 pm | Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Byron Tapley, Vice Chair (for Dr. Wesley Huntress, Chair) |
| 4:05 – 4:45 pm | Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 4:45 – 5:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Friday, May 6, 2011 — IS THIS DATE CORRECT???
| 8:00 am | Call to Order | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:00 – 8:03 am | Announcements | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:03 – 9:00 am | NASA Governance and Budget | Mr. David Radzanowski NASA Chief of Staff |
| 9:00 – 9:45 am | Technology and Innovation Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Esther Dyson, Chair |
| 9:45 – 10:30 am | Audit, Finance and Analysis Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | NASA Advisory Council Future Plans & Roundtable Discussion | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 11:45 am – 12:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 12:00 pm | Adjourn |
Meeting Minutes
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Final Recommendations
Recommendations from the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
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NASA Responses
NASA’s Response to Broadening the Employment Base for NASA Centers
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NASA’s Response to Capturing Decadal Survey Lessons Learned
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NASA’s Response to NASA Press and Outreach Programs
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NASA Response to Planetary Science Subcommittee Analysis Groups
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May 5-6, 2011
NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING
May 5-6, 2011
NASA Glenn Research Center Ohio Aerospace Institute
President’s Room – First Floor 22800 Cedar Point Road Brook Park, Ohio
Agenda
Thursday, May 5, 2011
| 8:00 – 8:05 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 8:05 – 8:15 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:15 – 9:10 am | Welcome to NASA Glenn Research Center View PDF | Mr. Ray Lugo, Director NASA Glenn Research Center |
| 9:15 – 10:15 am | Plans for Development of Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle › View PDF | Mr. Daniel Dumbacher Special Assistant for Human Exploration Capabilities Exploration Systems Mission Directorate NASA Headquarters |
| 10:15 – 10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:15 am | Technology and Innovation Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Esther Dyson, Chair |
| 11:15 am – 12:00 pm | ->Space Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Col. Eileen Collins (Ret.), Chair |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch (Council members only) | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | ->Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Wesley Huntress, Chair |
| 1:45 – 1:50 pm | IT Infrastructure Committee Update No formal report given. | Dr. Kenneth Ford (for Dr. Lawrence Smarr, Chair) |
| 1:50 – 2:35 pm | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Brett Alexander, Chair |
| 2:35 – 3:00 pm | Break | |
| 3:00 – 3:45 pm | Education and Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Lars Perkins, Interim Chair |
| 3:45 – 4:30 pm | Audit, Finance, and Analysis Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Michael Montelongo, Vice Chair (for Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair) |
| 4:30 – 5:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Friday, May 6, 2011
| 8:00 am | Call to Order | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:00 – 8:02 am | Announcements | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:02 – 9:00 am | Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era › View PDF | Dr. Wendy Kohrt Professor of Medicine Department of Geriatric Medicine University of Colorado Denver |
| 9:00 – 9:45 am | Exploration Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Richard Kohrs, Chair |
| 9:45 – 10:30 am | -> Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am | NAC Work Plan for 2011 | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 11:00 – 11:30 am | Plans for Next NAC Meeting at NASA Ames Research Center, CA | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 12:00 pm | Adjourn | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch (Council members only) |
Meeting Minutes
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Final Recommendations
Recommendations from the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
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NASA Responses
NASA’s Response to UAS Integration in the NAS Interagency Roadmap
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NASA’s Response to Industrial Base
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NASA’s Response to Communicating Strategy on NASA Web Sites
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NASA’s Response Re-Acquiring Reliable and Affordable Mid-Range Launch Vehicle Services
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NASA’s Response to Delays in Small Business Innovative Research! Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Funding
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NASA’s Response to Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space
NASA’s Response to Feasibility of Developing Space Launch System (SLS) by 2016
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NASA’s Response to Heavy Lift Capability
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NASA’s Response to Lowering the Cost of Expendable Launch Services
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February 10-11, 2011
NASA Headquarters, Program Review Center, Room 9H40, Washington, DC 20546
Public Meeting – Agenda
Thursday, February 10, 2011
| 8:00 – 8:02 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 8:02 – 8:10 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:10 – 8:45 am | Welcome by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles Bolden NASA Administrator |
| 8:45 – 9:30 am | Independent Review of NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) › View PDF | Mr. James Adams, Chair (by phone) Ms. Dolly Perkins, Member SCaN PIR Standing Review Board |
| 9:30 – 10:15 am | International Space Station (ISS) Transition to Research Operations › View PDF | Mr. Mark Uhran, Assistant Associate Administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA HQ |
| 10:15 – 10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:15 am | Technology and Innovation Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Esther Dyson, Chair |
| 11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Space Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Col. Eileen Collins (Ret.), Chair |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch (Council only) | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Wesley Huntress, Chair |
| 1:45 – 2:00 pm | IT Infrastructure Committee Update | Dr. Kenneth Ford |
| 2:00 – 2:45 pm | Exploration Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Richard Kohrs, Chair |
| 2:45 – 3:00 pm | Break | |
| 3:00 – 3:45 pm | Education and Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Lars Perkins, Interim Chair |
| 3:45 – 4:30 pm | Audit, Finance, and Analysis Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair |
| 4:30 – 5:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Friday, February 11, 2011
| 8:00 am | Call to Order | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:00 – 8:02 am | Announcements | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:02 – 8:45 am | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Brett Alexander, Chair |
| 8:45 – 9:30 am | ->Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 9:30 – 10:30 am | NASA Annual Ethics Briefing › View PDF | Mr. Adam Greenstone Office of General Counsel, NASA HQ |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:30 pm | NAC Work Plan for 2011; General Discussion | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 12:00 pm | Adjourn |
More presentations will be posted as they become available.
Meeting Minutes
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Final Recommendations
Recommendations from the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
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Final Report of the Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense
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->NASA’s Response
NASA Responses to NAC Recommendations.
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NASA Response to, “NASA Advisory Council Committees Should Meet as a Group at Least Once a Year.”
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October 6-7, 2010
The AERO Institute, Operations Conference Room 400, 38256 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA
Public Meeting – Agenda
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
| 8:00 – 8:02 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 8:02 – 8:10 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:10 – 8:30 am | Welcome to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center | Mr. David D. McBride, Director NASA Dryden Flight Research Center |
| 8:30 – 8:55 am | Remarks by NASA Deputy Administrator | Ms. Lori Garver. NASA Deputy Administrator |
| 8:55 – 10:10 am | Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense: Presentation › View PDF Final Report › View PDF | Dr. Thomas Jones/Mr. Rusty Schweickart Co-Chairs |
| 10:10 – 10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:15 am | Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Ilan Kroo, Member Aeronautics Committee |
| 11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Brett Alexander, Chair |
| 12:00 – 12:45 pm | Lunch (Council only) | |
| 12:45 – 1:30 pm | Technology & Innovation Committee No formal presentation given. | Ms. Esther Dyson, Chair |
| 1:30 – 2:15 pm | Space Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Col. Eileen Collins (Ret.), Chair |
| 2:15 – 3:00 pm | Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Byron Tapley, Vice-Chair |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm | Break | |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm | IT Infrastructure Committee Report › View PDF | Gen. Albert Edmonds, Chair |
| 4:00 – 4:45 pm | Education & Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Miles O’Brien, Chair |
| 4:45 – 5:00 pm | Public Input | All |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Thursday, October 7, 2010
| 8:00 am | Call to Order | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:00 – 8:02 am | Announcements | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:02 – 9:00 am | Exploration Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Bohdan Bejmuk, Vice-Chair |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Audit, Finance & Analysis Committee Report | Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:30 am | Council General Discussion | All |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Public Input | All |
| 12:00 pm | Adjourn |
Meeting Minutes
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Final Recommendations
Recommendations from the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
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NASA’s Response
Invite International Partners to Contribute to all Aspects of the Exploration Architecture
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NASA Response to Technology Development Collaboration
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NASA Responses to Three NAC Recommendations
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NASA Response to Astro2010 Decadal Survey
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August 5-6, 2010
Von Karman Auditorium, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA
Public Meeting – Agenda
Thursday, August 5, 2010
| 8:00 – 8:02 am | Call to Order, Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 8:02 – 8:10 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:10 – 8:30 am | Welcome to NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory › View PDF | Dr. Charles Elachi, Director NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| 8:30 – 9:15 am | Remarks by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 9:15 – 9:45 am | NASA Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Overview › View PDF | Dr. Donald Yeomans, Head NEO Program Office, JPL |
| 9:45 – 10:15 am | NEO Orbital Dynamics & Deflection › View PDF | Mr. Rusty Schweickart Co-Chair, Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense, NASA Advisory Council |
| 10:15 – 10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:15 am | JPL Workforce: Recent JPL Hiring Patterns › View PDF | Ms. Cozette Hart, Director Human Resources Department, JPL |
| 11:15 – 12:00 pm | Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 12:00 – 12:45 pm | Lunch (Council only) | |
| 12:45 – 1:30 pm | Audit, Finance & Analysis Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Michael Montelongo, Vice-Chair |
| 1:30 – 2:15 pm | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Brett Alexander, Chair |
| 2:15 – 3:00 pm | Education & Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Miles O’Brien, Chair |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm | Break | |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm | Exploration Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Richard Kohrs, Chair |
| 4:00 – 4:45 pm | IT Infrastructure Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Charles Holmes, Vice-Chair |
| 4:45 – 5:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Friday, August 6, 2010
| 8:00 am | Call to Order | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:00 – 8:02 am | Announcements | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair |
| 8:02 – 8:45 am | Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Wesley Huntress, Chair |
| 8:45 – 9:45 am | Cost-Growth in NASA Earth and Space Science Missions: National Research Council Study (Due to the size of this presentation, if you wish to have a copy, please email Marla.K.King@nasa.gov.) | Dr. Ronald Sega, NRC Study Chair Professor of Systems Engineering Colorado State University |
| 9:45 – 10:30 am | Space Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Col. Eileen Collins (Ret.), Chair |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:30 am | Technology & Innovation Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Esther Dyson, Chair |
| 11:30 – 11:45 am | Public Input | |
| 11:45 am – 12:00 pm | Final Wrapup | All |
| 12:00 pm | Adjourn |
Meeting Minutes
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Final Recommendations
Recommendations from the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
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NASA’s Response
NASA’s responses to the recommendations resulting from the NASA Advisory Council’s meetings in August, 2010
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NASA Response to Identifying Productivity and Initiative Killers (starting with FedTraveler)
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Three NASA Responses to NAC Recommendations
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April 28-29, 2010
NASA Johnson Space Center, Gilruth Conference Center, Houston, Texas
PUBLIC MEETING
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
| 8:00 – 8:02 am | Call to Order and Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 8:02 – 8:10 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:10– 8:30 am | Welcome to NASA Johnson Space Center | Mr. Michael L. Coats, Director NASA Johnson Space Center |
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Welcome by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 9:00– 10:00 am | NASA Workforce – Recent NASA Hiring Patterns | Ms. Toni Dawsey & Mr. Stephen Chesley Office of Human Capital Management, NASA HQ |
| 10:00-10:15 am | Break | |
| 10:15 – 11:15 am | NASA Office of Chief Technologist › View PDF | Dr. Bobby Braun, Chief Technologist NASA HQ |
| 11:15– 12:15 pm | Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 12:15– 1:15 pm | Lunch (Council only) | |
| 1:15– 2:15 pm | Audit, Finance & Analysis Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Brett Alexander, Chair |
| 3:15– 3:30 pm | Break | |
| 3:30– 4:30 pm | Education & Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Miles O’Brien, Chair |
| 4:30 – 4:45 pm | Public Input | |
| 4:45 – 5:00 pm | Council Roundtable Discussion | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Thursday, April 29, 2010
| 8:00 am | Call to Order | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 8:00– 8:02 am | Announcements | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 8:02–9:00 am | Exploration Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Richard Kohrs, Chair |
| 9:00–10:00 am | IT Infrastructure Committee Report › View PDF | Gen. Albert Edmonds (Ret.), Chair |
| !0:00–10:15 am | Break | |
| 10:15 – 11:15 am | Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Wesley Huntress, Chair |
| 11:15–12:15 pm | Space Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Col. Eileen Collins (Ret.), Chair |
| 12:15–1:15 pm | Lunch (Council only) | |
| 1:15–2:15 pm | Technology & Innovation Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Esther Dyson, Chair |
| 2:15–2:35 pm | Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense › View PDF | Mr. Rusty Schweickart, Co-Chair Dr. Thomas Jones, Co-Chair |
| 2:35-2:50 pm | Public Input | |
| 2:50-3:00 pm | Council Roundtable Discussion & Wrapup | All |
| 3:00 pm | Adjourn |
Meeting Minutes
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Final Recommendations
Recommendations From the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
No Budget for NASA Headquarters Public Affairs
NASA’s Response
NASA’s Responses To The Recommendations Resulting From The NASA Advisory Council’s Meeting On April 28 & 29, 2010
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NASA’s Response to Agency-Wide Plan for NASA’s Most Critical Facilities
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NASA Response to Public Engagement Not a “Mission Requirement”
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February 18-19, 2010
Glennan Conference and VITS Center, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
Public Meeting – Agenda
Friday, February 19, 2010 — should this be Feb 18??
| 9:00 – 9:02 am | Call to Order and Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 9:02 – 9:05 am | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:05 – 9:30 am | Welcome by NASA Administrator | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 9:30 – 10:30 am | NASA FY 2011 President’s Budget Request › View PDF | Ms. Beth Robinson NASA Chief Financial Officer |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:30 am | NASA Exploration Update › View PDF | Mr. Douglas Cooke NASA Associate Administrator Exploration Systems Mission Directorate |
| 11:30 – 12:00 noon | Council Discussion | |
| 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm | Lunch (Council only) | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | Aeronautics Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Marion Blakey, Chair |
| 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Audit, Finance & Analysis Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | Commercial Space Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Brett Alexander, Chair |
| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Break | |
| 3:30 – 4:15 pm | Education & Public Outreach Committee Report › View PDF | Mr. Miles O’Brien, Chair |
| 4:15 – 5:00 pm | Non-Traditional International Partnerships › View PDF | Mr. Michael O’Brien NASA Assistant Administrator Office of External Relations |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Friday, February 19, 2010
| 9:00 – 9:02 am | Call to Order and Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 9:02 – 9:05 am | Remarks | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 9:05 – 9:15 am | Exploration Committee Report Committee did not meet – no presentation | Mr. Richard Kohrs, Chair |
| 9:15– 9:35 am | IT Infrastructure Committee Report › View PDF | Gen. Albert Edmonds (Ret.), Chair |
| 9:35 am – 10:20 am | Science Committee Report › View PDF | Dr. Wesley Huntress, Chair |
| 10:20 am – 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 am – 11:30 am | Space Operations Committee Report › View PDF | Col. Eileen Collins (Ret.), Chair |
| 11:30 am – 11:50 am | Technology & Innovation Committee Report › View PDF | Ms. Esther Dyson, Chair |
| 11:50 am – 12:40 pm | Council Roundtable Discussion & Wrapup | All |
| 12:40 – 1:00 pm | Public Input | |
| 1:00 pm | Adjourn |
Meeting Minutes
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Final Recommendations
Recommendations from the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
NASA’s Response
NASA’s responses to the recommendations resulting from the NASA Advisory Council’s meetings in February, 2010
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October 29, 2009
NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Research Park, Conference Center, Building 3 – Ballroom
October 29, 2009
| 1:00 – 1:05 pm | Call to Order and Announcements | Ms. Diane Rausch, Executive Director NASA Advisory Council, NASA HQ |
| 1:05 – 1:10 pm | Remarks by Council Chair | Dr. Kenneth Ford, Chair NASA Advisory Council |
| 1:10 – 1:20 pm | Welcome to NASA Ames Research Center › View PDF | Dr. Simon P. “Pete” Worden, Director NASA Ames Research Center |
| 1:20 – 1:35 pm | NASA Administrator Update | Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. NASA Administrator |
| 1:35 – 2:00 pm | Scientific Update from LCROSS Mission › View PDF | Dr. Anthony Colaprete LCROSS Principal Investigator |
| 2:00 – 2:25 pm | Scientific Update from KEPLER Mission › View PDF | Dr. William Borucki KEPLER Principal Investigator |
| 2:25– 2:45 pm | Green Building Initiative at ARC › View PDF | Dr. Steven Zornetzer, Associate Director NASA Ames Research Center |
| 2:45 – 3:15 pm | Virtual Institute Concept and Execution- NASA Lunar Science Institute › View PDF – NASA Astrobiology Institute › View PDF | – Dr. David Morrison, Director NASA Lunar Science Institute- Dr. Carl Pilcher, Director NASA Astrobiology Institute |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm | General Discussion/Next Steps | All |
| 4:00 pm | Adjourn |
Meeting Minutes
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Presentations:
Aeronautics Committee – Gen. Lester Lyles, Chair
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Audit and Finance Committee – Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair
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Exploration Committee – Lt. Gen. James Abrahamson, Chair
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Human Capital Committee – Dr. Gerald Kulcinski, Chair
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Science Committee – Dr. Jack O. Burns, Chair
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Space Operations Committee – Colonel Eileen Collins, Chair
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America’s Future in Space: Aligning the Civil Space Program with National Needs
Briefing for the NASA Advisory Council
Gen. Lester L. Lyles – Chair
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Exploration Committee – Lt. Gen. James Abrahamson, Chair
Constellation LOC/LOM Status
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Operability
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ad hoc Biomedical Committee
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Avionics, Software and Cybersecurity
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Final Recommendations
Recommendations from the NAC Chairman to the NASA Administrator
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NASA’s Response
NASA’s responses to the recommendations resulting from the NASA Advisory Council’s meetings on June 14-16 5, 2009
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