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Space Studies Board Annual Report 2011 (2012)

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Suggested Citation:"6 Congressional Testimony." National Research Council. 2012. Space Studies Board Annual Report 2011. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13329.
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Congressional Testimony

Members of Space Studies Board committees may be invited to testify before committees of the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate about the findings and recommendations of their reports. During 2011, two hearings were held where members of the SSB family testified to Congress. Links to their prepared statements are provided below.

Steven W. Squyres, chair of the Committee on the Planetary Science Decadal Survey, testified at the November 15 hearing, “Exploring Mars and Beyond: What’s Next for U.S. Planetary Science?,” of the House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee. Also testifying at the hearing was Jim Green, Planetary Science Division Director, Science Mission Directorate, NASA. Testimony and prepared statements are available at http://science.house.gov/legislation.

Roger D. Blandford, chair of the Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics, testified at the December 6 hearing, “Assessing the James Webb Space Telescope,” of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Also testifying at the hearing were Rick Howard, program director, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA; Garth Illingworth, professor and astronomer, University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz; and Jeffrey D. Grant, sector vice president and general manager, Space Systems Division, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. Testimony and prepared statements are available at http://science.house.gov/legislation.

Suggested Citation:"6 Congressional Testimony." National Research Council. 2012. Space Studies Board Annual Report 2011. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13329.
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The original charter of the Space Science Board was established in June 1958, 3 months before the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) opened its doors. The Space Science Board and its successor, the Space Studies Board (SSB), have provided expert external and independent scientific and programmatic advice to NASA on a continuous basis from NASA's inception until the present. The SSB has also provided such advice to other executive branch agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Department of Defense, as well as to Congress.

Space Studies Board Annual Report 2011 covers a message from the chair of the SSB, Charles F. Kennel, where he expresses that 2011 was a challenging and uncertain year for NASA and the space science research communities. This report also explains the origins of the Space Science Board, how the Space Studies Board functions today, the SSB's collaboration with other National Research Council units, assures the quality of the SSB reports, acknowledges the audience and sponsors, and expresses the necessity to enhance the outreach and improve dissemination of SSB reports.

This report will be relevant to a full range of government audiences in civilian space research - including NASA, NSF, NOAA, USGS, and the Department of Energy, as well members of the SSB, policy makers, and researchers.

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