2011 D.C. Trip Report
May 31, June 1-2, 2011
Washington, D.C.
General Trip Information
General Trip Information
•20th Annual Trip
•88 Travelers, including
•Representation from 24 States
AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MD,MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH,PA, TN, TX, VA, and WI (320 of 435 Reps)
•330 meetings with Congressionaloffices members from 46 statesSenate – 69 officesHouse – 261 offices
Student / Educator Participation
Student / Educator Participation
•24 University Students / Educators
•Message: Space Exploration promotesSTEM Education and Technical Careers
•Special recognition at theCongressional Reception
Key Messages
Key Messages
We support the 2010 NASA Authorization Act
•Utilize the International Space Station as a nationallab through at least 2020
•Develop a Space Launch System to continuehuman space exploration
•Develop a Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle for deepspace missions
•Utilize existing contracts, investments,institutional knowledge, skilled workforceand industrial base
•Develop commercial space systems forlow Earth orbit operations
Congressional Response
Congressional Response
•Overall there was continued bi-partisan supportfor human space exploration but many officesexpressed that NASA needs a clear mission
•Major drivers:
•STEM Education
•America’s Leadership in Space
•High Technology– Economy
•National Security
•This is going to be a difficult budgetyear and funding for all programswill be closely scrutinized
•Positive attitude towardcommercial space as partof America’s future
Travelers Briefing
Travelers Briefing
•25 teams formed with focus on specific State visitsbased on their student’s home or school
•Hill update presented by Jeff Bingham,Professional Staff of the Senate Commerce,Science and Transportation Committee
•Teams worked together to plan their officevisit strategy for the following two days
Congressional Reception
Congressional Reception
•9 Congressional Speakers: Representatives.)Brady (TX-8) Flores (TX-17) G. Green (TX-29)Hall (TX-4) Olson (TX-22) Smith (TX-21)Jackson Lee (TX-18) and Brooks (AL-5)
New for 2011
New for 2011
Congressman Louie Gohmert(TX-1) gave fantastictour of the U.S. Capitolon the last nightof our trip
Special Thanks
Special Thanks
•Trip Sponsor / Organizer
BAHEP’s Aerospace Advisory Committee
•University Student Sponsors
BAHEP’s Aerospace Advisory Committee
Barrios Technology
Huntsville/Madison County Chamber Foundation
Jacobs
National Space Club, Huntsville Chapter
•All of our travelers who took time tomake the trip this year
Special Thanks
Special Thanks
•Reception Sponsors
Other Trip Information
Other Trip Information
This is our second trip to D.C. this year
•In March we traveled to D.C. under theGoBoldly banner to meet the new freshmanmembers of congress
•We made a total of 94 visits on that trip bringour total Congressional office visit count to424 for the year
Thank You and Save the Date
Thank You and Save the Date
Next Year’s Trip is Scheduled for
May 21- 24, 2012
