Bill Nelson: “Sequestration will slow the acquisition of these aircraft by three to four each year.”

Look what happened when we spent the money on the Apollo program. Two generations of technology development came out of it.

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.

that would mean 25 percent less fuel, which is a good thing for the airlines, but might also be a good thing in the overall energy policy of the country.

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.