I want to give where credit where credit is due because so much of what the chairman and the ranking member talked about in the course that we are on now with a dual track of not only government space but also commercial space is as a result of the passage of the 2010 NASA bill that we passed unanimously in the Senate.
Nelson credits the 2010 NASA bill for advancements in government and commercial space.
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It is the research and development that allows this country to move forward.
Our seed corn is research and development. We do not want to ever give that up, and that is the mission of NASA.
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.
All of us have a responsibility to protect our home planet. After all, it's the only one we have.
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