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Briefings to the Committee
JUNE 1, 2004
Congressional Perspectives on Servicing Options, NRC Study
David Goldston, House Science Committee Majority Chief of Staff
NASA’s Expectations for NRC Study and Code S’s Readiness for Servicing Options
Edward Weiler, NASA Associate Administrator, Space Science
NASA’s Readiness for Return to Flight, Status of ISS, and Human Servicing Considerations
William F. Readdy, NASA Associate Administrator, Space Flight
Findings and Recommendations of the CAIB
Harold W. Gehman, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) and Chair, CAIB
Report on ‘Second Interim Report’ (May 19, 2004) by Return to Flight Task Group
Forrest McCartney, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) and RtF Task Group Member
Findings and Recommendations of the HST-JWST Transition Team
John N. Bahcall, Institute for Advanced Study and HST-JWST Transition Team Chair
JUNE 2, 2004
Status of Hubble Spacecraft
Edward Ruitberg, HST Deputy Program Manager, GSFC
Keith Kalinowski, HST Systems Manager, GSFC
Hubble Ground Operations and Science Impact
Rodger Doxsey, Space Telescope Science Institute
Shuttle and Mission Operations: Requirements for Human Servicing Mission
Randall Adams, Deputy Manager of Flight Operations and Integration, JSC
Wayne Hale, Deputy Manager of Shuttle Program, JSC
Robotic Servicing Options
Frank Cepollina, Deputy Associate Director, HST Development Project, GSFC
Michael L. Weiss, HST Deputy Program Manager/Technical, GSFC
JUNE 22, 2004
HST in the Larger Scientific Context
John Huchra, Senior Astronomer and Professor, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Ground-Based Telescope Capabilities
Claire Max, Associate Director, Center for Adaptive Optics
Future Science Expected from HST
Steven Beckwith, Director, Space Telescope Science Institute
HQ Perspective on Servicing Options
Sean O’Keefe, NASA Administrator
Cost and Budget Projections for JWST and HST
Richard Howard, Associate Director for Astronomy and Physics, NASA Headquarters
Continuation of Discussion of HST Health and Status
Keith Kalinowski, HST Systems Manager, GSFC
JUNE 23, 2004
State-of-the-Art in Rendezvous, Formation Flying, and Capture
Darryl Sargent, Director of Space Systems, Draper Laboratory
Code Q Risk Assessment
Bryan O’Connor, NASA Associate Administrator, Office of Safety and Mission Assurance
Shuttle Program Risk Analysis, Baseline Requirements
Robert Lightfoot, Assistant Associate Administrator, Space Shuttle Program
Results of the Robotics RFI
Michael L. Weiss, HST Deputy Program Manager/Technical, GSFC
Video of Mission Scenario
Jill M. Holz, GSFC
James E. Corbo, GSFC
Cost and Budget Estimates
Richard King
Technical Approach for Automated Rendezvous and Capture
Richard Burns, GSFC
Robot/Grapple Arm: Technical and Schedule Risk
John Lymer, MD Robotics, Brampton, Ontario
HST Robotic Servicing Risks and Risk Mitigation Plans
James Corbo and Mark Turczyn, GSFC
Flight Software
Barbara Scott, Hubble Space Telescope Program, GSFC
JULY 12, 2004
Robotic Servicing: Budget Plans, Applications to Exploration
Craig Steidle, NASA Associate Administrator, Exploration Systems
Steven J. Isakowitz, NASA Comptroller
Alternatives to Servicing HST (Aerospace Corporation Study)
Michael Moore, HST Program Executive, NASA Headquarters
JULY 13, 2004
HST Lifetimes: Fine Guidance Sensors, Reaction Wheels
Keith Kalinowski, HST Systems Manager, GSFC
Update on HST Batteries
Keith Kalinowski, HST Systems Manager, GSFC
Steven Gentz, NESC HST Battery Panel Chair
Orbital Express
James Shoemaker, DARPA Program Manager, Orbital Express
AUGUST 23, 2004
Status of NASA’s Robotic Servicing Evaluation
Al V. Diaz, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate
AUGUST 24, 2004
Perspectives on Hubble Servicing
Bruce McCandless II, U.S. Navy (Ret.) and NASA Astronaut (former)