Bill Nelson: “I have been amazed as I have watched this entire space team knowing that the Space Shuttle is likely to come to an end.”

All of us have a responsibility to protect our home planet. After all, it's the only one we have.

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

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

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.