Space flight review committee to hold first meeting on NASA future Wednesday

The first public meeting of the White House appointed Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT on Wednesday at the Carnegie Institute, located at 1530 P Street NW in Washington. The meeting, which will be chaired by aerospace veteran Norm Augustine, will take place in the auditorium and is open to the public. No pre-registration is required, according to NASA.



The commission will review topics that include: A summary of past studies, NASA's Constellation program - including Marshall Space Flight Center-managed Ares rockets - commercial rockets, and space shuttle options.

NASA Television will carry the meeting and news conference live on the agency's media channel. Both events also can be viewed on the agency's Web site. To watch the events online, select the media channel at: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

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