But if the geopolitics suddenly changed, that it was important to the United States to get back to the surface of the Moon before, say, the Chinese would with humans, if that were the case, we'd already have a lot of the technologies developed and we'd be sitting out there close to the Moon already.
Nelson emphasizes the need for readiness in lunar missions amid geopolitical competition.
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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.
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