Jim Bridenstine: “That would be nuclear electric propulsion, which would be an absolute game-changer.”

The only rocket that is going to be available to take humans by 2024 is the SLS rocket with the Orion crew capsule.

The more launches, the more one of them could have, you know, a problem.

When we use different types of rockets, we have dissimilar redundancy.

I think, Mr. Ranking Member, that would put us in a position to make landing in 2024 very, very difficult.