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SPACE TRANSPORTATION, PARTS I–IV
HEARINGS
before the
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE AND AERONAUTICS
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
SEPTEMBER 29, OCTOBER 13,
OCTOBER 21 AND OCTOBER 27, 1999
Serial No. 106–41
Printed for the use of the Committee on Science
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE
F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, Jr., Wisconsin, Chairman
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SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
LAMAR SMITH, Texas
CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland
CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania
DANA ROHRABACHER, California
JOE BARTON, Texas
KEN CALVERT, California
NICK SMITH, Michigan
ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
DAVE WELDON, Florida
GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
CHRIS CANNON, Utah
KEVIN BRADY, Texas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., Washington
FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma
MARK GREEN, Wisconsin
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
GARY G. MILLER, California
JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois
MARSHALL ''MARK'' SANFORD, South Carolina
JACK METCALF, Washington
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RALPH M. HALL, Texas
BART GORDON, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California
LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan
ZOE LOFGREN, California
MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania
SHEILA JACKSON-LEE, Texas
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan
BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN B. LARSON, Connecticut
MARK UDALL, Colorado
DAVID WU, Oregon
ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York
MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, Pennsylvania
DENNIS MOORE, Kansas
Vacancy
C O N T E N T S
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September 29, 1999: NASA's X–33 Program:
Opening Statement by Representative Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
Opening Statement by Representative Bart Gordon, Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
Statements for the Record:
Statement by Representative Dave Weldon, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
Statement by Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
Panel:
Testimony of Gary E. Payton, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Aero-Space Technology, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Testimony of Jerry Rising, Vice President, Reusable Launch Vehicles,
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
Testimony of Allen Li, Associate Director, National Security and International Affairs Division, United States General Accounting Office
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October 13, 1999: Commercial Spaceplanes:
Opening Statement by Representative Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
Panel:
Testimony of George Mueller, President and CEO, Kistler Aerospace Corporation
Testimony of Steve Wurst, President and CEO, Space Access, LLC
Testimony of Gary Hudson, President and CEO, Rotary Rocket Company
Testimony of Mitchell Burnside Clapp, CEO, Pioneer Rocketplane
Testimony of Robert M. Davis, President and CEO, Kelly Space and Technoloy, Inc
Statements for the Record:
Statement by Representative Nick Lampson, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
October 21, 1999: Safety and Performance Upgrades to NASA's Space Shuttle:
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Opening Statement by Representative Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
Opening Statement by Representative Bart Gordon, Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
Statements for the Record:
Statement by Representative Dave Weldon, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
Panel:
Testimony of William F. Readdy, Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Flight, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Testimony of Andrew M. Allen, Director of Space Shuttle Development, United Space Alliance
Testimony of Byron K. Wood, Vice President and General Manager, Boeing Rocketdyne Propulsion and Power
Testimony of Stephen A. Book, Member, Committee on Space Shuttle Upgrades, National Research Council
Contents:
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Shuttle Anomalies
Range Upgrades
Safety Upgrade Prioritization
Orbiter Design Life
Upgrade Funding Timeline
October 27, 1999: Space Transportation Architecture Studies: The Future of Earth-To-Orbit Spaceflight:
Opening Statement by Representative Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
Opening Statement by Representative Bart Gordon, Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
Panel:
Testimony of Daniel Mulville, Chief Engineer, Office of the Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Testimony of Michael Griffin, Chief Technical Officer, Orbital Sciences Corporation
Testimony of Richard D. Stephens, Vice President and General Manager, Reusable Space Systems, The Boeing Company
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Testimony of Michael L. Coats, Vice President, Reusable Transportation Systems, Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Testimony of Thomas F. Rogers, The Sophron Foundation
Statements for the Record:
Statement by Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
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