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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Briefings to the Committee." National Research Council. 2005. Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope: Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11169.

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Briefings to the Committee

JUNE 1, 2004

Congressional Perspectives on Servicing Options, NRC Study

David Goldston, House Science Committee Majority Chief of Staff

NASA’s Expectations for NRC Study and Code S’s Readiness for Servicing Options

Edward Weiler, NASA Associate Administrator, Space Science

NASA’s Readiness for Return to Flight, Status of ISS, and Human Servicing Considerations

William F. Readdy, NASA Associate Administrator, Space Flight

Findings and Recommendations of the CAIB

Harold W. Gehman, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) and Chair, CAIB

Report on ‘Second Interim Report’ (May 19, 2004) by Return to Flight Task Group

Forrest McCartney, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) and RtF Task Group Member

Findings and Recommendations of the HST-JWST Transition Team

John N. Bahcall, Institute for Advanced Study and HST-JWST Transition Team Chair

JUNE 2, 2004

Status of Hubble Spacecraft

Edward Ruitberg, HST Deputy Program Manager, GSFC

Keith Kalinowski, HST Systems Manager, GSFC

Hubble Ground Operations and Science Impact

Rodger Doxsey, Space Telescope Science Institute

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Briefings to the Committee." National Research Council. 2005. Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope: Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11169.

Shuttle and Mission Operations: Requirements for Human Servicing Mission

Randall Adams, Deputy Manager of Flight Operations and Integration, JSC

Wayne Hale, Deputy Manager of Shuttle Program, JSC

Robotic Servicing Options

Frank Cepollina, Deputy Associate Director, HST Development Project, GSFC

Michael L. Weiss, HST Deputy Program Manager/Technical, GSFC

JUNE 22, 2004

HST in the Larger Scientific Context

John Huchra, Senior Astronomer and Professor, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Ground-Based Telescope Capabilities

Claire Max, Associate Director, Center for Adaptive Optics

Future Science Expected from HST

Steven Beckwith, Director, Space Telescope Science Institute

HQ Perspective on Servicing Options

Sean O’Keefe, NASA Administrator

Cost and Budget Projections for JWST and HST

Richard Howard, Associate Director for Astronomy and Physics, NASA Headquarters

Continuation of Discussion of HST Health and Status

Keith Kalinowski, HST Systems Manager, GSFC

JUNE 23, 2004

State-of-the-Art in Rendezvous, Formation Flying, and Capture

Darryl Sargent, Director of Space Systems, Draper Laboratory

Code Q Risk Assessment

Bryan O’Connor, NASA Associate Administrator, Office of Safety and Mission Assurance

Shuttle Program Risk Analysis, Baseline Requirements

Robert Lightfoot, Assistant Associate Administrator, Space Shuttle Program

Results of the Robotics RFI

Michael L. Weiss, HST Deputy Program Manager/Technical, GSFC

Video of Mission Scenario

Jill M. Holz, GSFC

James E. Corbo, GSFC

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Briefings to the Committee." National Research Council. 2005. Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope: Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11169.

Cost and Budget Estimates

Richard King

Technical Approach for Automated Rendezvous and Capture

Richard Burns, GSFC

Robot/Grapple Arm: Technical and Schedule Risk

John Lymer, MD Robotics, Brampton, Ontario

HST Robotic Servicing Risks and Risk Mitigation Plans

James Corbo and Mark Turczyn, GSFC

Flight Software

Barbara Scott, Hubble Space Telescope Program, GSFC

JULY 12, 2004

Robotic Servicing: Budget Plans, Applications to Exploration

Craig Steidle, NASA Associate Administrator, Exploration Systems

Steven J. Isakowitz, NASA Comptroller

Alternatives to Servicing HST (Aerospace Corporation Study)

Michael Moore, HST Program Executive, NASA Headquarters

JULY 13, 2004

HST Lifetimes: Fine Guidance Sensors, Reaction Wheels

Keith Kalinowski, HST Systems Manager, GSFC

Update on HST Batteries

Keith Kalinowski, HST Systems Manager, GSFC

Steven Gentz, NESC HST Battery Panel Chair

Orbital Express

James Shoemaker, DARPA Program Manager, Orbital Express

AUGUST 23, 2004

Status of NASA’s Robotic Servicing Evaluation

Al V. Diaz, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate

AUGUST 24, 2004

Perspectives on Hubble Servicing

Bruce McCandless II, U.S. Navy (Ret.) and NASA Astronaut (former)

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Briefings to the Committee." National Research Council. 2005. Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope: Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11169.

Hubble Servicing Options Report Briefing

Aerospace Corporation representatives

NASA Origins Probe Studies

Jennifer Wiseman, Hubble Program Scientist, NASA Headquarters

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Briefings to the Committee." National Research Council. 2005. Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope: Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11169.
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