Discovery on the Frontiers of Space: Exploring NASA’s Science Mission

Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM Location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building

Opening Statements

Chair Kendra Horn (D-OK) of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)

Witnesses

Dr. Thomas H. Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration [Truth in Testimony]

Dr. Chelle L. Gentemann, Senior Scientist, Earth and Space Research; Co-chair, Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space, Space Studies Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine [Truth in Testimony]

Dr. David Spergel, Charles Young Professor of Astronomy, Princeton University; Director, Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute; Former Chair, Space Studies Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine [Truth in Testimony]

Dr. Mark Sykes, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Planetary Science Institute [Truth in Testimony]