Jim Bridenstine: “The budget request is strong for NASA.”

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.

The challenge that we have as a Nation is that, the longer programs go, the more political risk that we have.

I think that is a fair assessment.

I think it is important that we recognize that what the commercial providers ultimately provide, a lot of it could have already been tested.