Lamar Smith: “NASA too often is hampered by short term decisions that have a long term negative impact.”

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

It is truly staggering to behold how this space telescope's cost and schedule projections went from costing the same as a space shuttle mission--around half-a-billion dollars with an original launch date in 2007--to now becoming an…

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.

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