{"id":638813,"date":"2004-03-29T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2004-03-29T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=638813"},"modified":"2024-03-29T15:12:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T19:12:29","slug":"us-senate-columbia-accident-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/us-senate-columbia-accident-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senate Columbia Accident Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">2 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">US Senate Columbia Accident Documents<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The following are some of the opening statements for some of the various Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearings regarding Columbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 12, 2003<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\u2014Joint Hearing on Space Shuttle <em>Columbia<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This information was originally located on the House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, 108th Congress \u2013 1st Session Web site and on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/feb12-hearing-charter.pdf?emrc=d9935a\">Hearing Charter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/feb12-hearing-transcript.pdf?emrc=912403\">Hearing Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/history\/columbia\/Troxell\/Columbia%20Web%20Site\/Documents\/Congress\/House\/FEBRUA%7E2\/McCain%20Opening%20Testimony.pdf?emrc=667140a8e193f\">Senator McCain\u2019s Opening Statement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/feb12-boehlert-statement.pdf?emrc=e82abb\">Representative Boehlert\u2019s Opening Statement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/feb12-rohrabacher-statement.pdf?emrc=8919d6\">Representative Rohrabacher\u2019s Opening Statement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/feb12-okeefe-statement.pdf?emrc=c313fb\">NASA Administrator O\u2019Keefe\u2019s Opening Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 2, 2003 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space hearing on NASA: Human Space Flight <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This information was originally located on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/history\/columbia\/Troxell\/Columbia%20Web%20Site\/Documents\/Congress\/Senate\/April%202,%202003%20Human%20Spaceflight\/MARCIA%7E1.PDF?emrc=667140a8e2253\">Opening Statement of Ms. Smith, Congressional Research Service<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apr2-chase-testimony.pdf?emrc=f77142\">Opening Statement of Mr. Chase, Executive Director of the National Space Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apr2-roland-testimony.pdf?emrc=243126\">Opening Statement of Dr. Roland, Professor of History at Duke University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 3, 2003 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Full Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) Report on Shuttle Tragedy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This information was originally located on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sept3-mccain-testimony.pdf?emrc=b9b8b9\">Senator McCain\u2019s Opening Statement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/history\/columbia\/Troxell\/Columbia%20Web%20Site\/Documents\/Congress\/Senate\/SEPTEM%7E1\/O%27Keefe%20Opening%20Statement.pdf?emrc=667140a8e2df0\">NASA Administrator O\u2019Keefe\u2019s Opening Statement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sept3-gehman-testimony.pdf?emrc=7ea2d0\">Admiral Gehman\u2019s Opening Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">October 29, 2003 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Full Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on the Future of NASA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This information was originally located on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oct29-okeefe-statement.pdf?emrc=0a1320\">NASA Administrator O\u2019Keefe\u2019s Opening Statement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oct29-huntress-statement.pdf?emrc=b01256\">Opening Statement of Dr. Huntress, Director of the Geophysical Laboratory at the Carnegie Institute of Washington<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/history\/columbia\/Troxell\/Columbia%20Web%20Site\/Documents\/Congress\/Senate\/OCTOBE%7E1\/Zubrin%27s%20Testimony.pdf?emrc=667140a8e3a36\">Opening Statement of Dr. Zubrin, President of the Mars Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/history\/columbia\/Troxell\/Columbia%20Web%20Site\/Documents\/Congress\/Senate\/OCTOBE%7E1\/Dr.%20Woods.pdf?emrc=667140a8e4046\">Opening Statement of Dr. Woods, Professor, Institute for Ergonomics, Ohio State University<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oct29-tumlinson-statement.pdf?emrc=864e72\">Opening Statement of Mr. Tumlinson, President of the Space Frontier Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/remembering-columbia-sts-107\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"More STS-107 Historical Resources\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">More STS-107 Historical Resources<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" 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the opening statements for some of the various Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearings regarding Columbia. 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