Nasa administrator bill nelson joined former texas republican senator Kay Bailey Hutchison for a conversation at the lbj president ial library in austin, texas. They discuss space exploration, research and development and foreign policy. Now onto tonights program. In 1967, president Lyndon Johnson said when we ask what expects to find from exploration in space, the answer is one word knowledge. Knowledge we need to maintain earth as a habitable environment for man. If that was trunasa, which lyndn helped to catalyze when he was e boundaries of space and increase our knowledge of the universe. Tonight we will get a view of our space efforts from the very top of nasa. Senator bill nelson has served as the 14th administrator of nasa 2021. Prior to his appointment he represented florida for 18 years in the senate and 12 years in the house of representatives. During his time in the senate, senator nelson had an impact on nearly all space, including lank nasa reauthorization act of 2010, whi