I will never forget that launch the first time, she being the first American woman in space.

Mr. Gerstenmaier, we worry about space debris and, from time to time, have to worry about lifting the orbit of the station in order to avoid space debris.

The American astronaut on the station now, Sunita Williams, will become the second female commander of the Space Station crew.

And I can pretty well tell you we will.

Thank you, Mr. Gerstenmaier.

I want to see this nation look back on our investment as both a great achievement and a stepping stone toward our continued scientific leadership.

And I must acknowledge the junior Senator also from my great state of Florida, Senator Rubio.

I would especially like to thank Senator Hutchison for your outstanding service and commitment not only to the ISS, but also to manned space flight.

And I can't help but point out that debris is getting to be a problem in space, and the Chinese really added to the debris.

What about the vaccine for the raging bacteria MRSA?

I think it is very shortsighted to think that this thing is going to be cutoff in 2020.

Mr. Royston, what is CASIS doing to manage this kind of research?