Bill Nelson actually said...

"if we're not traveling beyond lower Earth orbit and we're not really exploring, then I think we're doing a disservice to the recommendations of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board."

"Florida is literally the place where America has reached for the stars, and the program's viability, its continued viability, and the necessity in my mind that NASA and this country continue to explor..."

"I'm a big believer if you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it."

"I'm very concerned--and this is a little bit outside your ambit, but I want to make sure that you know of my concern--that we are going to lapse in our scientists..."