Bill Nelson: “So if you are saying that these pyrotechnic handling problems had to do with the safety of the inflators, wouldn't you…”

What we are going to do is a multi-year test, taking it to different locations all over the United States, and see if the muffled roar is acceptable to the people on the ground.

We go with commercial partners because the third mission, we are going into lunar orbit.

We are on the same page, and NASA owns and operates that local public water system, so we have every reason to continue this investigation.

NASA is committed to building a diverse, skilled future STEM workforce--our next generation of explorers with the technical skills needed to carry forward our Nation's vital mission.