Bill Nelson: “I think it was very important for the U.S. to move first on that. We are, I think, the indispensable nation in that…”

One of the reasons you and I were able to accomplish so much on this committee is both of us worked very hard to keep politics out of NASA and to focus on the core mission of exploration.

Our decision is that it is more profitable for us to go to the South Pole of the Moon, because we think that is where the water is.

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.

Continued Congressional support is critical to the success of the CLD program.