Bill Nelson: “Good morning. We are really looking forward to this hearing.”

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.

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.

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

This research is absolutely critical for us exploring the heavens.