Bill Nelson: “We need to make sure that we are taking advantage of the talents that exist throughout our country.”

It is critical that NASA remain focused on its core mission.

NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet.

That's like eating our seed corn. We're not going to have anything to plant next year in the quest of trying to understand what is part of the statutes for NASA, which is to search for life, and therefore to understand who we are, what we…

This is a watershed moment for planetary defense and all of humanity.