Well, with the new heavy-lift capability, you're the expert, tell us: What about the new destinations that are enabled by the evolvable new heavy-lift capability?

you've got a pretty robust budget in this NASA authorization law as well as the President's proposal, for aeronautics.

Senator, those were excellent questions.

Well, it's been reported to have been said by the agency Chief Technologist, Bobby Braun, that the development of a heavy-lift capability will not be available for a decade.

I want to start with you, Dr. Whitlow. I want you to tell us if a budget or continuing resolution were to be passed with the $298 million cut that would come off of a cross-agency support account, which is what passed the House of…

What is it that you understand the NASA authorization law to require?

You can imagine what would happen to our space program.

the speedy restart of domestic production of plutonium-238 is important to maintaining U.S. leadership in planetary science.

Do you intend to continue the program?

How about the Summer of Innovation that was a pilot in 2010?

Can you provide us with a status report on the compliance with these requirements?

Dr. Weiler, you are facing a shortfall in supply of plutonium 238.

What does NASA do with a whole bunch of different partners, private and public, in order to increase STEM education?

But, whatever it is, it clearly is in the interest of the U.S. Space Program--for that matter, for the Russians, as well; for anybody participating on the Space Station--it's clearly in the interest of getting an American launch system…

What management or cultural changes do you feel are necessary to accelerate the goal of moving forward the goals of the NASA authorization law?

the Inspector General has indicated that NASA is not making the best use of appropriated funds

I agree with that.

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