Human Spaceflight Ethics and Obligations: Options for Monitoring, Diagnosing, and Treating Former Astronauts
Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Time: 02:00 PM
Location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building Washington D.C. 20515
Opening Statements
Ranking Member Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) of the Subcommittee on Space
Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Witnesses
Dr. Richard Williams, Chief Health and Medical Officer, NASA
Captain Chris Cassidy, United States Navy (USN); Chief, Astronaut Office, NASA
Captain Scott Kelly (USN, Ret.), Former Astronaut, NASA
Captain Michael Lopez-Alegria (USN, Ret), President, Association of Space Explorers-USA; Former Astronaut, NASA
Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, Professor of Bioethics and Public Policy, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics; Chairman, Committee on the Ethics Principles and Guidelines for Health Standards for Long Duration and Exploration Spaceflights, Board on Health Sciences Policy, National Academies of Sciences
