Bill Nelson: “Amen to all of that.”

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

Understand that this isn't all like we are pouring money down a rathole. Look what it is doing for our country.

When we find those, by the way, not only looking for life, we start to understand their development, and we better understand who we are, why we are here, how we got here, and all of this evolution of the cosmos.

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