It's necessary life and property.
I believe that this is a great opportunity for this agency. I think it's a great opportunity for the country.
That would be a determination by somebody other than the NASA Administrator.
That's correct. To--but I want to make sure, sir, you understand we will follow the law, and we are following the law.
We're going to go to the moon sustainably. This time when we go, we're actually going to stay.
The astronaut office at JSC will absolutely be involved, and their role is not going to change.
But the key in order to get that of course is bipartisan consensus, and I understand that and I'm working toward that.
We want to achieve a Mars landing in 2033. In order to do that, we have to accelerate other parts of the program.
All of those capabilities collude to say that we have an opportunity here, should we choose to accept it to, no kidding, get to the moon in ...
If there's a way to get a factor of 10 reduction in cost, I'm all for it, and I'd love to hear your ideas on it.
We're focused like a laser right now on the James Webb Space Telescope, which is a big mission.