the Congress shares totally in this effort.

But the main way to get individual astronauts was through the Russians.

the Administration with the Congress has made a package of decisions about deep space human flight, Commercial Crew and low Earth orbit, and the investment in space technology, so that we can keep our preeminence in space, right?

So, I just want to make it clear, right? That these issues are important but everything is relative within the context of the world that we live in.

The work of the Foundation is very important.

Right. So first and foremost, just to put this in context and not to belabor it, in terms of the space station for a large period of time, even when we had the shuttle, the Russians took astronauts to the space station.

Has there been any interruption in Russia's cooperation with their part of this partnership?

we cannot lead the world on the cheap.

The truth is that we still lead in space.

This is follow-up on what the chairman was talking about in terms of plutonium.

I need to ensure that we do not shortchange, that we do not look at it as a bank and begin to pull money out of International Space Station operations.

$1.2 billion that we requested in the 2016 budget for commercial crew is essential if we are to bring in the two providers with their capability to carry crew to orbit by 2017.

It is the three-legged stool that is absolutely critical that you are talking about.

As Congressman Fattah said, many of the international folks are being called back home.

I have spoken with the Commerce Secretary about Commerce developing a neurotechnology focus.

I was out in Tom Cole's backyard at the University of Oklahoma's, got a program called a center called K20.

I think at the end of the day, there is one thing I am sure of, NASA is going to be in a better position than it otherwise would be.

But it just shows that the interest in this matter is not partisan and we intend, you know, well beyond this administration.