The United States House of Representatives

The following are some of the statements made by Representatives regarding the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

• February 1, 2003 Representative Sherwood Boehlert
• February 1, 2003 Representative Dana Rohrabacher
• February 2, 2003 Representative Dave Weldon

The following are some of the hearing charters, hearing transcripts, and opening statements for some of the various House Committee on Science hearings regarding Columbia.

• February 12, 2003 House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation-Joint Hearing on Space Shuttle Columbia. This information was originally located on the House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, 108th Congress-1st Session Web site and on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Web site.
  • Hearing Charter
  • Hearing Transcript
  • Senator McCain’s Opening Statement
  • Representative Boehlert’s Opening Statement
  • Representative Rohrabacher’s Opening Statement
  • NASA Administrator O’Keefe’s Opening Statement

  
  

• February 27, 2003 Full Committee Hearing on NASA’s FY 2004 Budget Request. This information was originally located on the House Committee on Science Full Committee Hearing 108th Congress-1st Session Web site.
  • Hearing Charter
  • Representative Boehlert’s Opening Statement
  • Representative Hall’s Opening Statement
  • NASA Administrator O’Keefe’s Opening Statement
    
    
• September 4, 2003 Full Committee Hearing on The Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report. This information was originally located on the House Committee on Science Full Committee Hearing 108th Congress-1st Session Web site.
  • Hearing Charter
  • Excerpts from the CAIB Report
  • Executive Summary
  • Representative Boehlert’s Opening Statement
  • NASA Administrator O’Keefe’s Opening Statement
    
    
• September 10, 2003 Full Committee Hearing on NASA’s Response to the Columbia Report. This information was originally located on the House Committee on Science Full Committee Hearing 108th Congress-1st Session Web site.
  • Hearing Charter
  • Representative Boehlert’s Opening Statement
  • NASA Administrator O’Keefe’s Opening Statement


• October 29, 2003 Full Committee Hearing on NASA’s Organizational and Management Challenges in the Wake of the Columbia Disaster. This information was originally located on the House Committee on Science Full Committee Hearing 108th Congress-1st Session Web site.
  • Hearing Charter
  • Representative Boehlert’s Opening Statement
  • Opening Statement of Admiral Bowman, Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion (Naval Reactors) Program
  • Opening Statement of Admiral Sullivan, Deputy Commander for Ship Design Integration and Engineering for the Naval Sea Systems Command
  • Opening Statement of Mr. Johnson, Vice President for Space Launch Operations for the Aerospace Corporation
  • Opening Statement of Ms. Grubbe, Corporate Director for Safety and Health at Dupont