2018-04426. NASA Advisory Council; Human Exploration and Operations Committee; Meeting

AGENCY:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Human Exploration and Operations Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Committee reports to the NAC.

DATES:

Monday, March 26, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES:

NASA Headquarters, Glennan Conference Center (1Q39), 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Bette Siegel, Designated Federal Officer, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, [phone], or [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity of the room. This meeting is also available telephonically and by WebEx. You must use a touch tone phone to participate in this meeting. Any interested person may dial the toll free access number 1-888-324-9238 or toll access number 1-517-308-9132, and then the numeric participant passcode: 3403297 followed by the # sign, to participate in this meeting by telephone. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com/​,, the meeting number is 996 584 153, and the password is Exploration@2018 (case sensitive). Note: If dialing in, please “mute” your telephone.

The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

—Status of the NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate

—International Space Station Updates

—Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications

—Commercial Crew and Launch Readiness Process

—Exploration Systems Development Status

—Power Propulsion Element Status

—Future Human Exploration Planning

—Global Exploration Roadmap

Attendees will be required to sign a register and comply with NASA security requirements, including the presentation of a valid picture ID before receiving access to NASA Headquarters. Foreign nationals attending this meeting will be required to provide a copy of their passport and visa in addition to providing the following information no less than 10 days prior to the meeting: Full name; home address; gender; citizenship; date/city/country of birth; title, position or duties; visa information (number, type, expiration date); passport information (number, country, expiration date); employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, country, telephone) of the position of attendee; and home address to Dr. Bette Siegel via email at [e-mail]. To expedite admittance, U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents (green card holders) are requested to provide full name and citizenship status no less than 3 working days in advance. Information should be sent to Dr. Bette Siegel via email at [e-mail]. It is imperative that the meeting be held on this date to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.

Patricia D. Rausch,

Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.