General Shelton, would you please comment on the report that an independent team of DOD experts conducted a study to det...
did ULA, the EELV incumbent contractor, obtain the blueprints and specifications of the RD-180 engine?
I think the mere fact that we do not know what the costs are... makes it really difficult to say...
A great benefit to us.
General Shelton, why did the missions available for competition decrease from the planned up-to-14, to up-to-7?
I would propose to my colleagues that we use 5-minute rounds of questions.
I think you said yes, but I want to make sure I was clear on that.
General Shelton, is it fair to say that the second phase, the so-called phase 1A of the Air Force acquisition strategy, ...
Do you agree with that estimated cost savings of $4 billion on the current EELV contract?
We want to thank you all. You have been most enlightening.
We had decided to rely on a foreign supplier.
have the engines and all the support provided the foreign and domestic contractors met all U.S. Government requirements ...
We treat every launch as if it is our very first.
Having additional certified competitors in the marketplace will help lower the cost of delivering payloads into space an...
Our mission here as a Congress and a country is to assure access to space for both civil and military missions.
General Shelton, would you please comment on the readiness of any new entrant to compete, when will they be certified, a...
General Shelton, does the Air Force currently have a need for those satellite launches?
I think the VA should do that. But I would actually argue that currently the VA has metriced themselves to death.