nasa has helped in the development of many things we use in everyday life, but back in february when nasa announced an $18.7 billion request for 2012, detractors once again called for slashing the budget. president obama called for the budget to be frozen at 2010 levels. and while the new budget blueprint would roll back spending, it does recommend boosts for some nasa sectors, including poort nership with commercial space flight companies. so the question today is, with the way that the space program is currently constituted, is it still relevant? is the space program still relevant? there they are, richard and pete. thank you for joining us today, guys. mr. wermen, you created what s call called t.e.d. conferences. you believe nasa is important,