Jim Bridenstine: “Yes, Mr. Chairman. You are aware of Space Policy Directive 1, which is from the President of the United States directing…”

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

I do think this goes back to Representative Cartwright's question regarding kind of new approaches.

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