Norman Augustine, chair of the Human Space Flight Review Committee, front
center, is joined by other members of the committee, clockwise from left,
Bohdan Bejmuk, Leroy Chiao, Dr. Wanda Austin, Philip McAlister, Dr. Edward
Crawley, Jeffrey Greason and Dr. Christopher Chyba prior to the start of the
first of several public meetings at different U.S. locations, Wednesday,
June 17, 2009, at the Carnegie Institution in Washington.
The panel will examine ongoing and planned NASA development activities and potential alternatives in order to present options for advancing a safe, innovative,
affordable and sustainable human space flight program following the space
shuttle's retirement. The committee will present its results by August 2009.
Members of the committee that were not in attendance and are not pictured
are Dr. Charles Kennel, Retired Air Force Gen. Lester Lyles and former
astronaut Sally Ride. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
