Space icon Eugene F. Kranz testified this morning on behalf of the Coalition for Space Exploration at the NASA Reauthorization Hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, which examined the reauthorization of the U.S. Space Exploration Program.
Kranz addressed specific issues regarding retirement of the space shuttle fleet, the transition to the next phase of space exploration known as the Constellation Program, and issues regarding NASA’s budget.
Kranz is a former flight director for NASA through the Apollo program (including Apollo 11 and 13), as well as the Gemini and Skylab programs; former director of Mission Operations at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. He is a member of the Coalition’s Board of Advisors.
Coalition for Space Exploration, Advisory Board Member, Eugene F. Kranz meets with Senator Bill Nelson of Florida, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics and Related Sciences, prior to his appearance as a hearing witness, May 8, 2008. The hearing was about NASA's Reauthorization Bill.
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