Bill Nelson: “How about getting Europe to go along?”

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.

I would say that there is a significant difference of opinion about that.

We do everything that we can to partner with not only commercial industry but also universities and other academic institutions.

Understand that this isn't all like we are pouring money down a rathole. Look what it is doing for our country.