U.S. missile defense systems would be deployed to defend the United States against limited missile launches and to defend its deployed forces, allies, and partners against regional threats.

What is not pointed out enough, it seems to me, is that the exact same thing happened at the time of START I.

Their unilateral statement is not binding on us, it is not part of the treaty.

Southern Command and Africa Command is just a great example, where all the agencies of government are coming together to address a particular problem.

America's continued leadership in space should not depend upon the nature and timing of those answers.

Because the word, in the President's budget, was used, 'cancellation,' instead of the word 'restructuring' of Constellation, it has caused a good bit of angst.

the perception is that the President has gutted the human spaceflight program.

it's going to be important that NASA work with the industry to complete a coordinated human-rating draft by the end of this year

at least three billion dollars per year must be added to NASA's appropriation to accomplish the mission

the International Space Station was going to cease to exist in 2015, which, of course, was absolutely ridiculous.

It is my hope that the President will also recognize the angst that is out there in the NASA family.