Would the Senator believe that if the Department of Homeland Security is shut down that essential personnel will be required to work, but essential personnel--the following--will not be paid? For the first time people engaged in the…

We are counting on you to be one of those means of transportation for crew to get us up there.

This partnership is not only good for the commercial space industry but will allow NASA to focus on deep space exploration--specifically, on the path to Mars.

I think if we don't, if we really do, or in between, we shouldn't do things differently at the Moon.

I think it was very important for the U.S. to move first on that. We are, I think, the indispensable nation in that regard.

The goal is to go to Mars. The goal is to get NASA beyond low Earth orbit.

How do we develop the technologies, the techniques, the systems, the life-support systems, the propulsion systems that will get us to a foreign body such as Mars with a crew and return them safely?

The United States does not currently recognize outer space as "global commons" for purposes of international law.

Indeed, now with the competition proceeding for the commercial crew, we are seeing a lot of innovation coming out, and it is going to be exciting, and this will all be coming more and more into the focus of the American public over the…

Is there a role for the Congress to play here?

Consumers' personal privacy is obviously at risk; and it is an aspect of the extraordinary things where we can improve our sleep.

Make no mistake, the advent of the Internet of Things could result in a sea change in the way we interact with our world, how we go about our lives in our homes, and economic growth and jobs.