Bill Nelson: “I would defer to you, Mr. Chairman.”

Continued Congressional support is critical to the success of the CLD program.

Let me define the problem and give you the background.

Our decision is that it is more profitable for us to go to the South Pole of the Moon, because we think that is where the water is.

We cannot identify every object. However, NEO Surveyor will be able to identify 90 percent of all the potential asteroids that are greater than 140 meters wide within the 10 years of the launch.