Bill Nelson: “So until you get Orion, your down-mass capability is only Soyuz?”

Look what happened when we spent the money on the Apollo program. Two generations of technology development came out of it.

Funding NASA is critical to getting back to the moon, advancing our scientific understanding, and driving innovation.

What we are going to do is a multi-year test, taking it to different locations all over the United States, and see if the muffled roar is acceptable to the people on the ground.

NASA clearly has a vested interest in attracting, engaging, and preparing its future STEM professionals.