Lamar Smith: “All government employees and their agency heads need to remember they are accountable to the American taxpayer who pays…”

As I said yesterday, when government contractors make mistakes, typically no one is held accountable.

With clear Congressional direction, strong White House leadership, and NASA's tremendous expertise, we have all the resources available to make significant progress in human space exploration.

If space exploration is going to continue to earn the public's support, then contractors will have to deliver on time and on budget.

Now that the Independent Review Board has completed its work, we should review the decades-long JWST cost overruns and schedule delays.