01-9380. NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Task Force on International Space Station Operational Readiness; Meeting

AGENCY:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces an open meeting of the NAC Task Force on International Space Station Operational Readiness (IOR).

DATES:

Tuesday, April 24, 2001, 12 Noon-1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES:

NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW., Room 7W41, Washington, DC 20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Philip Cleary, Code IH, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001, 202/358-4461.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity of the room. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: To assess the safety and operational issues associated with flying a non-professional astronaut/cosmonaut to the International Space Station during the upcoming April 2001 Soyuz 2 taxi flight.

It is imperative that the meeting be held on this date to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. Visitors will be requested to sign a visitors register.

Dated: April 11, 2001.

Beth M. McCormick,

Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.