Hearings

The Search for Life: Utilizing Science to Explore our Solar System and Make New Discoveries

August 1, 2018
02:30 PM Russell 253

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, will convene a hearing titled “The Search for Life: Utilizing Science to Explore our Solar System and Make New Discoveries,” at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. The second in a series of hearings leading up to a potential NASA reauthorization, this hearing will focus on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) scientific priorities in space exploration. 

Witnesses:

  • Dr. Sara Seager, Professor of Physics and Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
  • Dr. David Spergel, Professor of Astronomy, Princeton University
  • Dr. Ellen Stofan, Director, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
  • Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, NASA

*Witness list subject to change.

Hearing Details:

Wednesday, August 1, 2018
2:30 p.m.
Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness 

This hearing will take place in Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.

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Testimony

  • Dr. Sara Seager

    Professor of Physics and Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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  • Dr. David Spergel

    Professor of Astronomy, Princeton University
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  • Dr. Ellen Stofan

    Director, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
    Download Testimony (114.36 KB)

  • Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen

    Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, NASA
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