The reason we want to use the Moon in preparation to go to Mars, is that the Moon is 3 days away, and Mars is months and months away.
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Explains the strategic importance of the Moon for future Mars missions.
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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.
We cannot identify every object. However, NEO Surveyor will be able to identify 90 percent of all the potential asteroids that are greater than 140 meters wide within the 10 years of the launch.
I look forward to working with him and Ranking Member Cruz to make sure that NASA and the United States keep their leadership position.
This time, even on the first crew, the ones that are coming here to Capitol Hill today, our first international astronaut is Jeremy Hansen.





