June 1, 2009

Doc Mirelson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4495 doc mirelson@nasa gov

RELEASE: 09-123

NASA ANNOUNCES MEMBERS OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REVIEW COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON -- NASA announced Monday the members of the Review of U S Human Space Flight Plans Committee They are:

• Norman Augustine (chair), retired chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corp , and former member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush

• Dr Wanda Austin, president and CEO, The Aerospace Corp

• Bohdan Bejmuk, chair, Constellation program Standing Review Board, and former manager of the Boeing Space Shuttle and Sea Launch programs

• Dr Leroy Chiao, former astronaut, former International Space Station commander and engineering consultant

• Dr Christopher Chyba, professor of Astrophysical Sciences and International Affairs, Princeton University, and member, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

• Dr Edward Crawley, Ford Professor of Engineering at MIT and co-chair, NASA Exploration Technology Development Program Review Committee

• Jeffrey Greason, co-founder and CEO, XCOR Aerospace, and vice-chair, Personal Spaceflight Federation

• Dr Charles Kennel, chair, National Academies Space Studies Board, and director and professor emeritus, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

• Retired Air Force Gen Lester Lyles, chair, National Academies Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U S Civil Space Program, former Air Force vice chief of staff and former commander of the Air Force Materiel Command

• Dr Sally Ride, former astronaut, first American woman in space, CEO of Sally Ride Science and professor emerita at the University of California, San Diego

Norman Augustine will chair the independent review of U S human space flight plans During the course of the review, the panel will examine ongoing and planned NASA development activities and potential alternatives in order to present options for advancing a safe, innovative, affordable and sustainable human space flight program following the space shuttle's retirement The committee will present its results in time to support an administration decision on the way forward by August 2009

"I look forward to working with the members of the committee to assist in defining the future U S human space flight program," Augustine said "The members offer a broad spectrum of professional backgrounds, and we are all committed to offering sensible proposals that will serve the White House and NASA in their deliberations "

Dr W Michael Hawes is leading the NASA review team that will provide technical and analytic support to the committee Hawes is NASA's associate administrator for program analysis and evaluation Philip McAlister is the executive director of the committee and the designated federal official

The committee will hold several public meetings at different U S locations The first public meeting will take place June 17 from 9 a m - 5 p m EDT at the Carnegie Institution, located at 1530 P Street NW in Washington Topics on the agenda for the meeting include previous studies about U S human space flight; national space policy; international cooperation; evolved expendable launch vehicles; commercial human space flight capabilities; and exploration technology planning

The Federal Register published a notice May 15 officially announcing NASA's establishment of the Review of U S Human Space Flight Plans Committee The committee will operate according to the Federal Advisory Committee Act

NASA Acting Administrator Chris Scolese signed the charter for the committee Monday, enabling it to begin operations The charter can be viewed at:

http://www nasa gov/pdf/353935main_RUSHSFPC_charter pdf

The Federal Register notice is available at:

http://edocket access gpo gov/2009/E9-11412 htm

For information about NASA and agency activities, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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