The following are some of the opening statements for some of the various Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearings regarding Columbia.
February 12, 2003
House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation—Joint Hearing on Space Shuttle Columbia
This information was originally located on the House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, 108th Congress – 1st Session Web site and on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s website.
- Hearing Charter
- Hearing Transcript
- Senator McCain’s Opening Statement
- Representative Boehlert’s Opening Statement
- Representative Rohrabacher’s Opening Statement
- NASA Administrator O’Keefe’s Opening Statement
April 2, 2003
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space hearing on NASA: Human Space Flight
This information was originally located on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s website.
- Opening Statement of Ms. Smith, Congressional Research Service
- Opening Statement of Mr. Chase, Executive Director of the National Space Society
- Opening Statement of Dr. Roland, Professor of History at Duke University
September 3, 2003
Full Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) Report on Shuttle Tragedy
This information was originally located on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s website.
- Senator McCain’s Opening Statement
- NASA Administrator O’Keefe’s Opening Statement
- Admiral Gehman’s Opening Statement
October 29, 2003
Full Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on the Future of NASA
This information was originally located on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s website.
- NASA Administrator O’Keefe’s Opening Statement
- Opening Statement of Dr. Huntress, Director of the Geophysical Laboratory at the Carnegie Institute of Washington
- Opening Statement of Dr. Zubrin, President of the Mars Society
- Opening Statement of Dr. Woods, Professor, Institute for Ergonomics, Ohio State University
- Opening Statement of Mr. Tumlinson, President of the Space Frontier Foundation
