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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbdft0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RE- LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 2:02 p.m., in room SR-325, Russell Senate Office Building, Hon. Jerry Moran (Chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Moran, Boozman, Shaheen, Manchin, and Van Hollen. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JERRY MORAN Senator MORAN. The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies will come to order. Good afternoon. I am happy to call this hearing to order, and we are pleased to be able to hear from the Administrator today. Wel- come to the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee hearing with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Our wit- ness today is the NASA Administrator, James Bridenstine. I thank you for being here in these difficult times. I can almost see you across this room, but we are delighted that you are with us here in the old Senate Russell Building in this historic room. Before we get into details, I just want to take a moment to ac- knowledge last week's dedication of a presidential memorial to President Eisenhower. It occurred here in Washington, D.C. It was dedicated last Thursday, and it was President Eisenhower that made a recommendation in 1958 for the Nation's space agency to be a civilian-based entity. Congress responded by taking activities of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and trans- forming them into NASA. I pay tribute to this native Kansan and appreciate the decision that was made then. Since that time, since 1958, NASA has become known around the world as the leader in innovation and exploration, inspiring genera- tions of engineers, developers, and explorers. And I want to com- mend you, Administrator Bridenstine, Vice President Pence, and the Trump administration for continuing that inspiration with bold vision, historic accomplishments, and focus on returning astronauts to the Moon with the Artemis program. On Monday, NASA released their Lunar exploration program overview, which integrates the elements needed to return our as- (1)

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