Bill Nelson: “It seems to me that one of the--one of the real values of the public model, where emphasis really ought to be placed is…”

We can warn that there is likely to be a wildfire in a particular forest.

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.

It is a real problem, and we are going to have some catastrophic consequences if we cannot get nations that are launching things into space to provide enough fuel to have a controlled reentry.

I want us to get there first.