NASA's committed to Ares-V.

The proposed budget, while addressing issues of climate change, unmanned exploration, and aeronautics research, shortchanges our most visible and inspiring space program, manned space flight.

The proposed budget has welcome increases in the areas of science and exploration, and maintains aeronautics funding at an acceptable level.

This is a sizeable sum considering the funding constraints that the Federal Government faces, yet it still does not begin to provide enough for NASA to do all of the critical missions it has been asked to do.

Rather than rush such a monumental decision, any suggested changes should inform the development of the 2011 budget.

I believe we must work toward the goal of increasing the overall Federal investment in basic research and development, and I applaud Senator Harkin in his work in this regard.

We must continue to work towards the goal of increasing the overall Federal investment in basic research and development.

Because some of the people on our staff are concerned about this.

The proposed budget--while addressing issues of climate change, unmanned exploration and aeronautics research--shortchanges, I believe, our most viable and visible and inspiring manned space flight program.

What we can do with the ARRA money is now begin to accelerate our translational research program.

The reality is that rocket science is hard. It is not a cheap venture, and it is not without risk.

Don't you think you need--if section 505 of the omnibus prohibits funding for new activities, did you consider that?