Hearing: What Do Scientists Hope to Learn with NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover

Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics (Committee on Science, Space, and Technology)

Thursday, April 29, 2021 (11:00 AM)

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Washington, D.C.
Please Note: In accordance with House Resolution 8 and Remote Committee Proceedings Regulations issued by the House Committee on Rules pursuant to the resolution, Members will participate remotely via Zoom.

Witnesses

Dr. Michael A. Meyer
Lead Scientist, Mars Exploration Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Added 04/23/2021 at 02:27 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/29/2021 at 11:02 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/28/2021 at 04:16 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/29/2021 at 11:02 AM

Dr. Bethany L. Ehlmann
Professor of Planetary Science and Associate Director of the Keck Institute for Space Studies, California Institute of Technology

Added 04/23/2021 at 02:27 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/29/2021 at 11:02 AM
  • Truth in Testimony Addendum [PDF] Added 04/28/2021 at 04:16 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/28/2021 at 04:16 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/29/2021 at 11:02 AM

Dr. Luther Beegle
Principal Investigator, Mars Perseverance Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals (SHERLOC) Instrument, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Added 04/23/2021 at 02:27 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/29/2021 at 11:02 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/28/2021 at 04:16 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/29/2021 at 11:02 AM

Dr. Tanja Bosak
Returned Sample Science Co-Lead, Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

Added 04/23/2021 at 02:27 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/29/2021 at 11:02 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/28/2021 at 04:16 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/29/2021 at 11:02 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 04/28/2021 at 04:16 PM
  • Hearing Charter [PDF] Added 04/28/2021 at 04:16 PM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Donald S. Beyer [PDF] Added 04/29/2021 at 11:06 AM
  • The Honorable Brian Babin [PDF] Added 04/29/2021 at 11:49 AM
  • The Honorable Frank D. Lucas [PDF] Added 04/29/2021 at 11:49 AM

First Published: April 23, 2021 at 02:20 PM
Last Updated: April 29, 2021 at 11:49 AM