Bill Nelson: “There is a rumor going around that Secretary Rumsfeld wants to combine USNORTHCOM with USSOUTHCOM.”

There are, in fact, private companies that are getting into the business now of supersonic transports, but they do not have this characteristic.

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

Understand that this isn't all like we are pouring money down a rathole. Look what it is doing for our country.

Today we find ourselves in yet another space race, this time with China.