Olympia Snowe: “I fully agree with my colleague, Senator Smith, and most strongly agree with his view on the Reentry Vehicle Application…”

“I fully agree with my colleague, Senator Smith, and most strongly agree with his view on the Reentry Vehicle Application Program. Unfortunately, quantitative data to support such cost and performance tradeoffs are not always readily available. This information is especially important as the Congress considers funding for this and other programs. I am concerned that sufficient emphasis is not being placed on this critical program to sustain the technology base to conduct advance material studies which will sustain key technical staff, as well as fabrication capabilities and technologies.”