Bill Nelson: “You all ought to have a--go down--to come down and see the most powerful rocket ever.”

Our seed corn is research and development. We do not want to ever give that up, and that is the mission of NASA.

I want us to get there first.

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.

It is critical that NASA remain focused on its core mission.