Potomac Community Village is honored to welcome Norm Augustine to speak to us about the future of space travel and its importance to our nation’s future.

Mr. Augustine served as Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation, as well as Under Secretary of the Army.  Last month, Mr. Augustine was the lead author of the report “NASA at a Crossroads,” submitted to Congress at the request of a Presidential Commission.

Join us as he walks us through a stimulating evening of discussion as he reveals the latest predictions for the future of space travel and what it takes for us to get there.

America in Space: Past, Present and Future is part of Potomac Community Village’s monthly speakers series.  It is free and open to the public.  Registration is strongly encouraged.

A note on "NASA at a Crossroads" - According to the report, NASA is not focused enough on the future, fails to think stratgegically and has a mismatch between its ambitions and its budget.  Here is some background on the recent report, as reported in the Washington Post.   

 

 

About our Speaker: Mr. Augustine is an aerospace businessman who served as chairman and CEO of the Lockheed Martin Corporation and of the Martin Marietta Corporation, as Under Secretary of the Army, as chairman of the Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee, as Chairman of the American Red Cross, president of the Boy Scouts of America, a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology for 16 years, Chairman of the committee that produced the Congressionally mandated “Gathering Storm” report on America’s global competitive position.

 

Most recently, he had been the lead author and head of what is being called "The Augustine Committee," the result of Congress directing NASA to sponsor a National Academies study to review NASA's long-term goals and mission plans after Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act in 2022. The 204-page report that was released in September 2024 was the result.