John Logsdon Whether Quotations

It's not clear yet whether the 2007 budget will allow a CEV by 2012. There is a complex interplay between the fiscal 2007 budget in particular, the date for initial CEV availability and the potential for accelerating return to the Moon.

You can't start talking about space until you set an overall policy. Our space relationship gets to a basic question of whether the United States tries to contain an emerging China or engage it.

The decisions made over the next few weeks will determine whether the Bush White House is serious about supporting the vision. We've reached a watershed.