NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

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

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)

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’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
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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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