Bill Nelson: “I am concerned that our current strategy does not address the vulnerabilities we face today.”

Our seed corn is research and development. We do not want to ever give that up, and that is the mission of NASA.

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.

NASA clearly has a vested interest in attracting, engaging, and preparing its future STEM professionals.

We cannot operate our science agencies on the cheap, and we should not operate them without clear, multi-year direction.