Michael D. Griffin: “I believe this budget request advocates a strategy that is frankly disastrous for the U.S. human space flight program.”

China is the big problem. And I think we need to focus our efforts on first taking care of the big problems.

For the United States and its partners not to be on the Moon when others are on the Moon is unacceptable.

We have to change from being a technology inventor to a technology user.

In my judgment, China--and I don't want to say China. I want to say the Chinese Communist Party, fully understands and frequently says that their goal is to be the world's great power.