Bill Nelson

When is that design review?

Let me say parenthetically that that question may be, and I hope it will be, answered by Dr. Augustine in his report.

That sounds very promising if you can do data links and bring them back.

For the Space Station to function as a National Laboratory, it has got to have the ability to bring cargo back.

Instead of putting the dollars into the various component pieces that would enable crew capability, would it not make more sense just to invest that in a milestone-based demonstration flight?

And what do we pay per seat now?

General Carpenter, the B-2 budget request for fiscal year 2010 includes $16.8 million to integrate the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) on the B-2.

What is the minimum number of tests, including the number of joint test assemblies (JTAs), that are needed in fiscal year 2010 and are all of these tests funded? If not, why not?

Have you looked at the cost and the impact of having the nuclear weapons complex regulated by the NRC in lieu of the self-regulation that is in place today?

Is the LANSCE upgrade necessary to maintain nuclear weapons?

The new Global Strike Command... will eventually have responsibility for the B-52 and B-2 aircraft.

Mr. D'Agostino, would the overall stockpile be easier to maintain if there were fewer types of nuclear weapons, and if so, why?

Mr. D'Agostino, with the possibility of a smaller stockpile there is the possibility that there will be fewer types of nuclear weapons in the future.

Maintaining critical skills throughout the NNSA complex is necessary to maintain a smaller stockpile in absence of nuclear weapons testing.

For years the Air Force has been searching for replacement helicopters for use in the ICBM fields.

Admiral Johnson, the Navy is moving towards more fixed-price type contracts to purchase the D-5 ballistic missile.

Mr. D'Agostino, how much would the full upgrade cost and how long would it take to complete?

Do you see any use in joint Air Force-Navy inspections? Would joint inspections address, among things, the shortage of skilled inspectors?

Thank you all very much. The record will be kept open for 3 days.

The United States has maintained nuclear weapons for 17 years without explosive nuclear weapons testing. As one lab director recently said, 'we know how to do this.'

There may be opportunities to fundamentally improve the safety, security, and reliability of the weapons.

General Carpenter, what is the capability and purpose of the MOP and why is it being integrated on the B-2?

All right. How much will the full upgrade cost, and how long will it take?

You're going out to outside financing for a number of the buildings that you need. Why wouldn't you ask for a government line item?

Are you going to be needing funding for this, coming up in the future?