Okay. Good morning. Welcome. I call to order the subcommittee on oversight. I want to thank everybody for joining us today. Were holding this hybrid hearing in compliance with House Resolution 965. Accordingly, i am joined but members here in the hearing room as well as approximately ten members on the remote platform. Thats outstanding, and i want to thank them for joining us. Before we turn to todays important topic, i want to remind the members of a few procedures to endus navigate ther the help us navigate the terrain here. First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted. For those participating virtually to limit background noise. [inaudible conversations] well pause for one moment. [background sounds] members are responsible for unmuting themselves, unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for their five minutes. Members here in the hearing room also are reminded to keep your microphones muted when you are not recognized. Sec
Special, unique space. Were also looking at different areas. This is just a placeholder really for that food and beverage pavilion. But theres some very fun ideas that were exploring around tucking that food and beverage pavilion under some of the raises in our lawn which ill go into in the future and being able to create an incredible experience where the infrastructure and the Natural Environment are integrated together into one. The paseos are pedestrian only in between the buildings, in between the residential and the office buildings. We have two paseos. They have been designed theyre largely infrastructure. Its almost like an extension of the street, but we want the park to feel like its coming down into this. So were knitting together the feeling of a street with a park. Again theyre pedestrian, but theyre protected areas. They do serve as important Emergency Vehicle access for the park, but theyre designed to feel welcoming and almost an extension of the park. You see here an i
We are pleased Jim Bridenstine is here to discuss the future of Space Exploration. Signed, President Trump returning humans to the moon for the First Time Since 1972. This time, it will be for longterm exploration and use and will be followed by manned missions to mars. To theanned to return moon by 2028, but in a speech in april, Vice President pence announced a dramatic acceleration of that timeline. , wer the Artemis Program will name the next woman and man on the moon by 2024 and establish a presence on the moon and lunar orbit by 2025. As i told the administrator before this appearance, the United States has entered a new byce race driven primarily the expansion of chinas space power ambitions and the potential growth for space commerce. On Ambitious Goals timelines to achieve mission success. In order to reach these goals, nasa and its partners will have to accomplish a great deal of work in a short amount of time. System, crewnch capsule need to be tested soon as possible. We al
All right, lets bring this hearing to order. In december of 2017, President Trump outlined a bold space in december of 2017, President Trump outlined a bold vision to reinvigorate space leadership. Space leadership calls for returning humans to the moon for the First Time Since 1972. This time it will be for long time exploration and use and will be followed by manned missions to mars. Nasa had planned to return to the moon by 2028, but in the speech to the National Space council in april, Vice President announced a dramatic acceleration of that time line. Cil in april, Vice President announced a dramatic acceleration of that time line. Under the program, the United States will land the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024 and accomplish a sustained presence on the moon or in lunar orbit. I share the administrations sense of urgency. As i told the administrator, the United States has entered a new space race driven by the expansion of chinas space power ambitions and the ex
Strategy to return to the moon and send a mission to mars. Its just over an hour. Bring thist, lets hearing to order if you dont mind. Thank you all for coming. Saturday will mark the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission. The moon landing still unites americans like few events in our nations history. To believe a half century has passed since the United States won the space race. Although it is fitting to celebrate such past achievements, we are pleased that nasa administrator jim to discuss is here the future of American Space exploration. Of 2017, President Trump outlined a bold vision to reinvigorate space leadership. Space leadership calls for returning humans to the moon for the First Time Since 1972. This time it will be for long time exploration and use and will be followed by manned missions to mars. Nasa had planned to return to the moon by 2028, but in the speech to the National Space council in april, Vice President announced a dramatic acceleration of that time line. U