Lamar Smith: “America is a Nation of explorers, and space is the next frontier.”

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…

I support the continuation of JWST to mission completion and appreciate Administrator Bridenstine's efforts to improve contractor performance.

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

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