Cspan2. Next, nasa administrator jim bryden sign talks about future emissions and changes at the agency due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is one hour and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. Nd20 has been a year of challenge and triumph for Americas National space agency. Covid19 pandemic has disrupted planning and daytoday operations but nasa and its commercial partners have achieved many successful outcomes. These include longchain american astronauts to the International Space station and returning them safely to earth. And returning that launch vehicle safely to earth. Launching a perseverance rover to mars in preparing the space launch systems sls rocket and iranian crew capsule for the first deeps place but Nation Program next year. Im pleased that nasa administrator jimpl is here to provide us with an update on nasas mission and programs and the agencys plans for the future. Further progress is critical to achieving the goals of landing the
All right. This hearing will come to order. 2020 has been a year of challenge and triumph for Americas National space agency. The covid19 pandemic has disrupted planning and daytoday operations, but nasa and its commercial partners have achieved many successful outcomes. These include launching american astronauts to the International Space station and returning them safely to earth. Returning that launch vehicle safely to earth. Launching a perseverance rover to mars, and preparing the space launch systems, sls, rocket and orion crew capsule for the first deep Space Exploration Program Mission next year. Im pleased that nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine is here to provide us with an update on nasas missions and programs and the agencys plans for the future. Further progress on the art miss program is critical to achieving the goals of landing the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024, and establishing a sustainable presence on or around the lunar surface by 2028. Congress
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] id like to reconvene the committee. Thank you for indulging us while we had to cast nine votes mr. Administrator, so thank you. Good to see you on the floor. I hope that it brought back good old memories. Okay. Well, we are going to resume the fiveth minutes of questioning by our members, and lets see. The gentleman from new york you are first for five minutes of questioning. Thank you. Thank the chair and Ranking Member for this important hearing today and to the administrator for thehe work you do to ensure the success of the worlds preeminent civil space agency and your leadership that you provide. In my district the Capital Region i am deeply proud of the Critical Research and development being done at worldclass academic institutions such as polytechnic institute. Particularly thinking about the rmd and the funding for the biological and physical Science Division within nasas Science Mission directorate. The Division Funding prov
Those online. Welcome to the mission to mars summit. Earth is not the center of the universe. Now, you either smile at me or smirk at me after saying this to please realize that it has only been a known and establish fact for over 400 years. Copernicusnicholas aoved it beyond a shadow of doubt. Humans can fly, that is a truth that has been with us for only over a century. Humans can walk on the moon, again only less than half a century a truth to us. Considering our time on the planet, these are short times to know these things. 16 years fromis now, a small crew of six women and men will be in route to mars. Yearsabout it, only 16 from now that can be true, too. ,ut if we want that to happen we today will have to ensure we keep track with our human mars program. Looking at you, my audience, i know i am looking at the experts that can make this happen. As you truly are the best and the brightest in all fields we need to send humans to mars. Lets show our resolve. Lets keep building the
Humans can fly. Thats a truth that is only been with us for over a century. Humans can walk on the moon, again, less than half a century of truth to us. Considering our time as human species on the planet, those are all really short times to know these things. Now, what i expect that in 16 years of now, a small crew of six women and men will be en route to mars. Think about it, only 16 years from now that can be true, too. But if we want that to happen, we today will have to ensure that we keep track with our human mars program. Looking at you, my audience, i know that im looking at the experts that can make this happen. As you truly are the best and the brightest in all fields we need to send humans to mars. Lets show our resolve. Lets keep building the infrastructure needed. Lets keep testing and proofing. Lets make humans on mars and obvious fact, too. Lets get underway now. I now have a great pleasure to introduce to people that have worked diligently in getting humans off plan and