Jim Bridenstine: “I think it's important for the Nation to continue advancing our progress and for us, as leaders of this country, to…”

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.

Having a Gateway in orbit around the Moon is important for a lot of reasons.

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