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Bill Nelson

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Bill Nelson is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Florida's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001. Nelson also held the position of Florida's Insurance Commissioner from 1995 to 1999, where he focused on consumer protection and insurance reform.

May 17, 2011

The space assets have changed the way we defend this nation.

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May 17, 2011

And so, engaging with the Russians, to finish answering your question, was critical to being successful in the station.

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May 17, 2011

We are not going to Mars or likely to an asteroid at this point with the technologies that we have.

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May 17, 2011

And the authorization--just to build on your comments, the authorization bill requires NASA to look for these types of efficiencies...

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May 17, 2011

Thus, the predicted cost to develop a Falcon 9, if done by NASA, would have been between $1.7 billion and $4.0 billion.

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May 17, 2011

I feel a special responsibility because of my unique position as the only American who was off the planet on September 11, 2001, to spread the word that our leadership in space is vital to our way of life and our future.

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May 17, 2011

America's commitment to peacefully explore and utilize space for the benefit of our citizens and people around the world is so vital to our collective future.

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May 17, 2011

Our nation's future will hopefully include one or more commercially developed American crew vehicles.

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May 17, 2011

A robust and sustainable space exploration program is essential to building our future economy.

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May 17, 2011

I favor, I absolutely support the authorization bill's approach to this.

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May 17, 2011

Cutting back on space investments is a penny-wise, but pound-foolish approach.

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