No. 18 of Session 2006-07 8 February 2007
SPACE POLICY
EVIDENCE SESSION
The Science and Technology Committee will hold its fifth evidence session in this inquiry on Wednesday 21 February 2007 when evidence will be heard from:
At 9.30am
Professor Len Culhane, Chairman, UK Space Academic Network, and Emeritus Professor of Physics, University College London
Lord Rees, President, Royal Society, and Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics, University of Cambridge
Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson, President, Royal Astronomical Society, and Head of Astronomy and Astrophysics Department, Imperial College, London
At 10.10am
Dr Kevin Fong, Co-Director, Centre for Aviation, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine
Professor Chris Kennard, Chair, Neurosciences and Mental Health Board, and MRC Council Member, Medical Research Council (MRC)
Michael Gourlay, Quality Control Consultant, Marchbanks Measurement Systems
At 10.45am
Will Whitehorn, President, Virgin Galactic
Jeff Gazzard, Board Member, Aviation Environment Federation
Patrick Collins, Director, Space Future Consulting
The session will take place in Committee Room 8
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Notes to editors:
Under the terms of Standing Order No. 152 the Science and Technology Committee is empowered to examine the “expenditure, policy and administration of the Office of Science and Technology and its associated public bodies”. The Committee was appointed on 19 July 2005.
This inquiry was announced on 19 July 2006 in
Press Notice No 53 of session 2005-06
Evidence sessions were held on Wednesday: 6 December 2006 when evidence was heard from; EADS Astrium, LogicaCMG, Avanti, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, e2v, JRA Technology Ltd, UK, and Qi3; and 10 January 2007 when evidence was heard from; British National Space Centre (BNSC), DTI Space within BNSC, Earth Observation at both BNSC and the Natural Environment Research Council, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, the Head of Science Programmes, Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils, and the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Ministry of Defence; and on Tuesday 30 January 2007 when evidence was heard from; the Department for Education and Skills, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, Space Connections and the National Space Centre.
Membership of Committee
Adam Afriyie (Con, Windsor)
Mr Robert Flello (Lab, Stoke-on-Trent South)
Mr Jim Devine (Lab, Livingston)
Dr Evan Harris (Lib Dem, Oxford West & Abingdon)
Dr Brian Iddon (Lab, Bolton South East)
Chris Mole (Lab, Ipswich)
Mr Brooks Newmark (Con, Braintree)
Graham Stringer (Lab, Manchester, Blackley)
Dr Bob Spink (Con, Castle Point)
Dr Desmond Turner (Lab, Brighton Kemptown)