The good news is that it seems like President Putin is not quite as aggressive as he first appeared to be.

How can we ensure that if we start this new program which, as I mentioned at the outset, some of us on the SASC have put $100 million in this coming fiscal year to start it--how can we be assured that this is not going to get canceled in a…

What opportunities are specifically tied to taking a whole-of-government approach?

Of course, were the worst to happen, that it cut off today, in addition to the Delta heavy to launch the heavy payloads, assuming that SpaceX is certified by the end of the year, you would have that capability of launching medium-sized…

SLS is designed for the purpose of enabling human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit in support of national objectives and policy.

Plus, once you have the new engine in the new rocket, then you have to do payload integration, and that takes time and money in the new vehicle.

I want to make sure that we are certifying new entrants that are capable of launching the payloads that we are launching.

the tensions with Russia as a result of the Ukraine crisis have forced us to rethink part of the relationships.

Therefore, it is appropriate that we are holding this hearing to discuss reliable domestic space access.

I think we need to be aware of that, that these decisions are long-ranging, have large impacts, and the unintended consequences that can be had with any of these decisions we need to think carefully through.

In other words, sequester is going to have an impact on assured U.S. access to space.

I am just busting out with ideas I wish to discuss with the Senate. Since we don't have any other Senators standing in line, I will share where I have been today and what is of urgency for the environmental community and particularly the…