Bill Nelson: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would ask that my statement be entered in the record as an opening statement.”

This was an Apollo 13 moment minus the people.

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.

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.

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