Bill Nelson: “Secretary Rumsfeld, do you anticipate using the shuttle to meet DOD and Air Force space delivery requirements in the…”

NASA administrator Bill Nelson actually said that he envisions a world where the south pole of the moon is a gas station of sorts for the moon.

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

Our decision is that it is more profitable for us to go to the South Pole of the Moon, because we think that is where the water is.

One of the reasons you and I were able to accomplish so much on this committee is both of us worked very hard to keep politics out of NASA and to focus on the core mission of exploration.