House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Space Situational Awareness
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
02:00 PM
2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Witnesses
Dr. Brian Weeden, Director of Program Planning, Secure World Foundation
Mr. Daniel Oltrogge, Co-Director, Space Safety Coalition, Founder and Administrator, Space Safety Coalition, AIAA Space Traffic Management Space Governance Task Force Chairman, Official International Standards Organization (ISO) representative to the United Nations Committee for the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (UN COPUOS)
Professor Joanne Gabrynowicz, Professor Emerita of Space Law, University of Mississippi Law Center
Professor Danielle Wood, Director of the Space Enabled Research Group, Assistant Professor of Media Arts & Sciences and Aeronautics & Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Webcast
https://science.house.gov/hearings/space-situational-awareness-key-issues-in-an-evolving-landscape
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Space Missions of Global Importance: Planetary Defense, Space Weather Protection, and Space Situational Awareness
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
10:00 a.m
Hart Senate Office Building 216
The hearing will focus on U.S. leadership in space missions vital to the global economy and the protection of human health and life on Earth. Witnesses will also discuss policies, programs, and research that are important for planetary defense, space weather protection, and space situational awareness.
Witnesses:*
Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mr. William Murtagh, Director, Space Weather Prediction Center, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Mr. Kevin O’Connell, Director, Office of Space Commerce, Department of Commerce
Dr. Moriba Jah, Associate Professor, Advanced Sciences and Technology Research in Astronautics, University of Texas
*Witness list subject to change
Webcast
Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.