era bit. orion is already back on earth after doing its thing in orbit for a few hours. it splashed in the pacific. derek pitts, chief astronomer at the franklin institute, also a solar ambassador, my favorite job title ever. thanks for coming back on the program. so, this was a big success. it's been trending on social media in a huge way. what do you hope this will inspire in terms of investment in the modern space race? can america regain some primacy in this area? >> absolutely america can regain primacy in this area. we're the world leader as it is now, even though we've been working our way up to this point with orion now, and as we continue to build the program towards eventually getting to mars, people will join on the band wagon. people will become excited and we'll be able to see solid progress forward as long as we continue to have good support from congress and the office of the president. >> what's next for orion?