To knowingly commit our Space Program to this for years on end, without a truly viable solution in work, is irresponsibl...
I believe that is irresponsible and unworthy of this Nation's historical leadership in space.
Deep down, I believe that the public has a yearning for space travel by humans, because it is our nature, as a people.
there have been sharp differences that we have with the Administration's budget.
Is heavy lift a priority?
space is a nonpartisan issue, and we always run this committee in a bipartisan way.
there is a great deal at stake here, and it's not only for our employees in our respective states, but it clearly is for...
I think we are still looking at a significant strategic mistake in shutting down the Space Shuttle before we need to.
We need to branch out beyond low-Earth orbit, and that's going to require heavy lift.
I think it's time to--for NASA to get back to that NACA mentality here a little bit.
The $2 and a half billion in the President's budget to cancel the program--instead, use that to continue testing on Rock...
If you gave me an infinite pocket of money--pot of money, I could not get a human to Mars within the next 10 years.
I have great concern about not having a goal for NASA and canceling existing programs that would put us on a path to get...
If, however, we instead accept the Administration's proposal laid out in this budget request, I have no doubt that it wi...
We have to have a goal, as Senators Nelson and Senator Vitter said, we have to have a target, we have to have a plan.
our program seeks to enable the capabilities we will need for astronauts to meaningfully explore the Moon, asteroids, an...
I continue to believe that the space program represents one of the best uses of taxpayer's dollars.
I clearly support the vision of eventually passing to them the responsibility of going to and from LEO.
