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Foreign Today is April 10, 2025. I'm Maria Varmazas and this is T minus.
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T minus 22nd.
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Los T, Dris Space, ISAC and NASA scan to partner on advancing space security, resilience and innov. Cytospace has formalized its intention to partner with Reflex Aerospace to form a U S based joint venture. Sirius Space is collaborating with Ursa Major on the development of a medium launch engine. Intelsat has become the first and only satellite operator to complete a satellite life extension mission. NASA Administrator nominee Jared Isaacman appears at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Trans. And today we're bringing you our chat with Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell on his state's interest in the growing space industry. So stick around for that later in greetings from the final day of the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. We've got a full show for you. Let's get into it. NASA Administrator nominee Jared Isaacman appeared in front of US Lawmakers yesterday, outlining his vision for the future of the US Space Agency under his proposed leadership. Here's a bit of what he had.
Jared Isaacman (3:11)
To say on that note, NASA is the most accomplished and respected space agency in the world. But for all NASA's historic achievements, the agency is not without challenges. Presidents have called for a return to the moon and a path to Mars since 1989, and well over 100 billion has been spent without the intended results. Most programs, new telescopes, rovers, X planes, entire spaceships are over budget and behind schedule. And this is discouraging because when people people look up at the stars and wonder what is out there, they want those answers today and not decades down the road. And I know it is not lost on members of this committee that we have geopolitical rivals moving at impressive speeds. It's imperative for our national security, our pride, and all that we stand to gain in exploration that we never come in second place. If confirmed and with the support and guidance of President Trump and members of Congress, we will reinvigorate a mission first culture at NASA with the following objectives. First, American astronauts will lead the way in the ultimate high ground of space. As the President stated, we will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars. And along the way we will inevitably have the capabilities to return to the moon and determine the scientific, economic and national security benefits for maintaining a presence on the lunar surface. We will focus our technology development efforts on the world's greatest engineering challenges, such as the practical application of nuclear propulsion so we can truly unlock humankind's ability to explore among the stars. Second, we will ignite a thriving space economy in low Earth orbit. By working alongside international partners in industry, we can unlock the true economic potential of space and delivering deliver meaningful benefits to the American people. Potentially even charting a course for NASA to become a self sustaining, a financially self sustaining agency. Number three, NASA will be a force multiplier for science. We will leverage NASA's scientific talent and capabilities to enable academic institutions and industry to increase the rate of world changing discoveries. We will launch more telescopes, more probes, more rovers and endeavor to better understand our planet and the universe beyond. If confirmed, I will work alongside and recruit the most talented minds this nation has to offer. And we will concentrate our resources towards achieving the near impossible, the objectives that no other agency, company or institution is capable of accomplishing. We will do so knowing the risks and the groundbreaking opportunities that lie ahead. Because some risks, like exploring the worlds beyond ours, are worth taking. We will do this not just to expand our knowledge or strengthen our national security, but to improve all life here on Earth and inspire the next generation to reach even further. This is why America needs NASA, why the world needs NASA. Because there is no more important investment than inspiring our children to build a better and more exciting future. And that and the best way NASA can do that is by delivering on our mission and ushering in a new golden age of science and discovery. And we will not fail. Thank you.