Jim Bridenstine: “I would also argue that in my state of Oklahoma we have a lot of really great folks that work in the energy industry...”

Here's what we know: China is not going to slow down. That means that we, as a country, need to come together, figure out what the architecture is, be committed to a process and then move forward as rapidly as possible.

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

Do we want to lead the world in space or do we want to yield that to somebody else?

If we are putting American astronauts on those vehicles, without question, it is not just up to them, it is up to us as well.