Taking the new science that we learn and rewriting textbooks is game-changing.

So when you think about what space represents, it represents a fundamental increase in the standard of living not only for all Americans but for the entire world.

For NASA to be able to achieve its mission, accomplish the objectives that NASA has set for itself, we have got to rethink how we do these contracts.

I think the number-one thing was just excessive optimism from the beginning.

Knowledge is knowledge, and we want them to be successful.

I would say that others have gained ground, how about that?

And fix that on the ground.

So what we have to do now is, as Mr. Young has noted, we are going back and we're going to make sure...

The European Space Agency has really stepped up to the plate on James Webb.

the United States of America may have lost some ground when it comes to science and astrophysics on the international scene.

Specifications and requirements that come from NASA ultimately need to be very crystal-clear.

This cost overrun is going to be a challenge going forward.

What are the scientific inquiries that others all around the world have?

I do fundamentally believe that NASA is a great investment for the United States.

I do believe that, you know, NASA is an agency that can establish American leadership, that ultimately the NASA budget always returns far more than the investment.

It is my recommendation that, you know, we move forward with WFIRST after we move forward with JWST.

if we are going to go further, it is going to be driven by commerce.

NASA is an agency that does science and technology. We do discovery. We do exploration. What we don't do is regulate.

NASA is an agency, we do discovery and exploration. We do science.

We need to have American leadership.

we want people to make investments in the United States of America

I would argue that we are in compliance with our obligations under the Outer Space Treaty and other treaties.

There isn't a strong international regulatory regime.

I think that is the right decision. We just ought to go.

we need to have, in my view, some basic SSA data available for free