Bill Nelson: “We urge these committees to encourage joint VA-DOD efforts, but ask you to exercise close oversight to ensure such…”

Let me define the problem and give you the background.

The X-59, which is this extraordinarily super designed needle-nosed aircraft is going to fly at the end of this year.

This time, even on the first crew, the ones that are coming here to Capitol Hill today, our first international astronaut is Jeremy Hansen.

This research is absolutely critical for us exploring the heavens.