04/21/2021
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"Since retiring the space shuttle, we have relied solely from the Russians to get our astronauts to and from the International Space Station."
"We have told our international partners that we are committed to being able to carry their crew and ours to the International Space Station on American spacecraft by 2017."
"My question, could you assure the subcommittee that the funding level for SLS will be consistent..."
"I am concerned that the budget request for SLS is a sign that NASA intends to advance a funding profile that supports a Joint Confidence Level well below the 70 percent threshold."