Bill Nelson: “Do you agree that Cyber Command lacks a robust command-and-control platform and systems to plan and execute fast-moving…”

When we find those, by the way, not only looking for life, we start to understand their development, and we better understand who we are, why we are here, how we got here, and all of this evolution of the cosmos.

Yes, ma'am, and let me give you a specific answer to your question.

That's like eating our seed corn. We're not going to have anything to plant next year in the quest of trying to understand what is part of the statutes for NASA, which is to search for life, and therefore to understand who we are, what we…

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