Jim Bridenstine: “There is going to be a basic SSA kind of capability that is available to everybody, and it will be without fee, which I…”

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

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.

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

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