Jim Bridenstine: “The President is not serious about increasing defense spending. What he is very serious about is holding proper defense…”

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.

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.

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

I think at this point we are in good shape.