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Members of Augustine Committee Reviewing NASA Programs Are Named

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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

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NASA today announced the members of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee that will review NASA programs, including the Constellation Program to develop the next-generation U.S. spaceship, and recommend whether those programs should be continued or altered. In its first meeting on June 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET at the Carnegie Institution, located at 1530 P Street N.W. in Washington, D.C., the panel will consider the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV). Under current plans,…

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