Bill Nelson: “You're going to see lawsuits like you've never seen before between the various entities, because this economic loss is…”

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

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

This time, even on the first crew, the ones that are coming here to Capitol Hill today, our first international astronaut is Jeremy Hansen.

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.