On the recordJuly 23, 2019
There is two types of risk, there is technical risk and then there is political risk.
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congress.govThere is two types of risk, there is technical risk and then there is political risk.
Bridenstine differentiates between technical and political risks in space exploration.
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Oh, it is huge. This, I think, goes to what the chairman was talking about earlier about the tradeoffs.
The only rocket that is going to be available to take humans by 2024 is the SLS rocket with the Orion crew capsule.
As Representative Aderholt said, if we can't land on the Moon within 5 years, we need to change the organization.
Having a Gateway in orbit around the Moon is important for a lot of reasons.