Senate Hearing on Lunar Exploration
Attended Thursday's informative session, featuring Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt and three other knowledgeable witnesses. For the full list and links to prepared remarks, click here.

Senator Brownback chaired the entire session, while Senator Bill Nelson participated for part of it and joined in asking questions of the panel. No other Senators were present. Kudos to Senator Brownback and his staff for bringing these forward-looking topics to the attention of Capitol Hill.

UPDATE: The following Space.com article summarizes the key points made in the hearing.

Meanwhile, the House space subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday on the Commercial Space Act of 2003. (I wasn't present for this hearing.) For more info, click here and for links to prepared remarks, click here