Jerry F. Costello: “Given that there are other high-risk, hazardous industries such as the nuclear power industry, that do not have similar…”

But the bottom line is the bottom line, and it comes down to money.

These contributions will save fuel and reduce noise by enabling more efficient arrivals and are evidence of how investments in research today will produce significant dividends tomorrow.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is and should remain a multi-mission agency with a balanced and robust set of core missions in science, aeronautics, and human space flight and exploration.

There is a mismatch between what we expect NASA to do and how much we fund it.