Jim Bridenstine: “It is imperative that our national space program does not get bogged down on the Moon at the expense of reaching Mars.”

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

I think there is a concern that I have heard and the concern is schedule pressure.

NASA is doing a lot of things, I think, rightly, that are accelerating processes.

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