Bill Nelson: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman.”

NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet.

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

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.

Funding NASA is critical to getting back to the moon, advancing our scientific understanding, and driving innovation.