VIDEO: The Future of NASA – Senate Committee Hearing

In November of 2003 witnesses testified about the future of space flight operations and lessons learned from the Space Shuttle Columbia accident. Among the topics addressed were alternative space exploration programs, the mission of NASA, and changing the working culture of NASA.

This 2003 Senate committee hearing is an interesting view as it shows how the the Vision for Space Exploration came to be and NASA’s thinking at the time.

Programing Highlights: Dr. Robert Zubrin the creator of Mars Direct, a relatively low-cost plan for a manned mission to Mars using current rocket technology gives testimony.