This is 40 minutes. We are getting so excited for earth day. We want to share some of the exciting Earth Science missions we have coming up and some announcements. Today we have nasa administrator bill nelson, karen shake jermaine, Division Director for nasa Earth Sciences, tom waggoner, associate director for earth action within our Earth Sciences division. We have some exciting thing to discuss with you today. We will announce a new airborne science mission, new elements in our Earth Science strategy, as well as a new visualization from our mission, pace, plankton, aerosol, cloud, ocean ecosystem. First, administrator nelson will give us more information about what we are here for today. As you know, we are a Climate Agency in addition to being a space agency, Aeronautical Research agency, and that is because we have these two dozen instruments and satellites on orbit that look at the earth, look at it, bring us data realtime within a matter of seconds that it takes the transmission
Sciences division. We have some exciting thing to discuss with you today. We will announce a new airborne science mission, new elements in our Earth Science strategy, as well as a new visualization from our mission, pace, plankton, aerosol, cloud, ocean ecosystem. First, administrator nelson will give us more information about what we are here for today. As you know, we are a Climate Agency in addition to being a space agency, Aeronautical Research agency, and that is because we have these two dozen instruments and satellites on orbit that look at the earth, look at it, bring us data realtime within a matter of seconds that it takes the transmission from the satellites back to earth. We have all put together this Earth Information Center to try and bring this information to the public. Not only in a physical structure such as here at nasa headquarters, but also at one of these smithsonian institutions. But we bring in virtually as well to people. Up to the minute, Realtime Data on what
Here, so here we go. Phones off. You know how i am about phones. Okay. All right. Here we go. So the topic today is life in this morning is life in the 22nd century. And, you know im an engineer. I see a phone on back there. Turn off that light, or a computer or something. Thank you. You know, when people talk about the future of the 22nd century, im sort of like, i go into my engineer mode and go, well, what are you going to do about cosmic rays when you fly to outer space and what about the time problem . Im kind of a wet blanket. But these three panelists are very well qualified with actual facts to talk about the 22nd century and what we might anticipate. So our three speakers, im going to introduce them in the order theyre going to speak, and theyll get ten to 15 minutes. If they talk too long, i cut them off. All right. So our first speaker is david grinspoon, who is an astrobiologist, which is super cool. Its like, you know, biology and space. Its very weird. So thats what he do
At the hearing will come to order. I am pleased to welcome acting administrator Robert Lightfoot to the commerce and science appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine nasas fiscal year 2018 budget request. Mr. Lightfoot my works well together during his tenure as the director of nasas Flight Center in huntsville alabama. Mr. Lightfoot thank you for serving as nasas leader during this time of change and i appreciate you joining us here today. The administration has proposed a fiscal year 2018 budget of 19. 1 billion for nasa which is a reduction of 2. 9 from the current year level. While this overall cut is less than many other agencies that have experienced the president s budget request reflects a significant reduction of 561 million dollars. This budget request attempts to navigate a challenging fiscal environment that would disrupt Ongoing Missions and delay future explorations for years to come. There are proposals to eliminate the entire education director at using the ration
Budget. He was asked about cuts to programs in a such as education, science and satellite servicing technology. The Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing is about one hour. The hearing will come to order. Im pleased to welcome acting administrator Robert Lightfoot to the commerce of justice and science appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine nasa fiscal year 2018 budget request. Mr. Lightfoot and i worked well together in his tenure as director of Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center in huntsville, alabama. Mr. Lightfoot, thank you for serving as nasa leader during this time of change and appreciate you joining us here today. The administration has proposed a fiscal year 2018 budget of 19. 1 billion for nasa which is a reduction of 2. 9 for the current year level. While this overall cut is lessening of agencies that have experienced in the present budget request, it still reflects a significant reduction of 561 million. His budget request attempt to navigate a challenging fisc