Bill Nelson: “It astounds me that the U.S. will lose its ability to put astronauts into space just as we are completing the…”

Let me define the problem and give you the background.

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.

I want us to get there first.

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