Blog - NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver to Discuss NASA's New Direction in ISPCS Keynote Speech

Lori Garver, Deputy Administrator of NASA, will discuss planning for NASA's programs in science, aeronautics, and human space flight, including the agency's latest plans for commercial access to space, in her keynote address at the ISPCS conference during Space Week in New Mexico.

Garver is the number two official at the agency behind Administrator Charles Bolden.

"Lori's leadership has been vital to getting people in and out of Washington to understand the key role that commercial companies, both established and emerging, can play in space," said Patricia Hynes, ISPCS chair.

ISPCS 2010, to be held Oct. 20-21 during Space Week in New Mexico.

Friday, October 22, exclusive offer to ISPCS attendees only: Register to attend the Spaceport America Runway Dedication. Attendees will see the first long distance capture-carry flight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo aboard WhiteKnightTwo.

ISPCS is organized by the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, a member of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, administered by NASA.