The reality is that the AST is a very small fraction right now of the FAA's budget, and if you look to the horizon, all these exciting increases in volume is going to drive significant resource demands inside AST.

Senator, I think it fits well with the ecosystem. Testing out space technologies in suborbital or other platforms and then moving those to the International Space Station and beyond is a terrific investment.

We really think that this is a case where it could be a good investment for the country.

Space is hard, and today was a tough day. Future rest in many ways on hard, hard days like this. But we believe we owe it to the folks who were flying these vehicles, as well as the folks who have been working so hard on them to understand…