As you start to ramp up, you've got to look at this incredible talented workforce that may be out of a job.
Deep down, I believe that the public has a yearning for space travel by humans, because it is our nature, as a people.
There is the renewed commitment to technology development.
I believe this proposed new path is both irresponsible and far too risky.
I clearly support the vision of eventually passing to them the responsibility of going to and from LEO.
The $2 and a half billion in the President's budget to cancel the program--instead, use that to continue testing on Rocket X.
I think it's time to--for NASA to get back to that NACA mentality here a little bit.
I think we are still looking at a significant strategic mistake in shutting down the Space Shuttle before we need to.
I am also deeply troubled about the Administration's proposal to simply cancel the Constellation programs.
space is a nonpartisan issue, and we always run this committee in a bipartisan way.
This is simply not the way a great nation should conduct its civil space program.