NASA AT FORTY:KEITH COWING

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: October 1, 1998 | Copyright information

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Written testimony submitted by Keith Cowing, Editor, NASA 5sa Watch before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, House Science Committees

"NASA at 40: What kind of space program does America need for the 21st Century?"

1 October 1998

Mr. Chairman:

Thank you for the opportunity to express my views on the future of NASA and our space program on the occasion of NASA's 40th birthday. I come to this task by a curious route - the Internet. I am a former NASA civil servant and space life scientist who now runs a small business that develops the content for ...

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