Today we should have a spirited hearing on NASA's Human Space Flight programs. Our subject is the progress NASA is making in turning the Space Shuttle over to the private sector, how we're assembling and using the International Space Station, and NASA's plans to demonstrate new technologies which will enable the further exploration, development and settlement of space. We'll be talking about the Russians.
Schedule delays are again on the list of issues to be discussed.
And finally, we'll be talking about spending billions we don't have to keep 1970's technology around for another thirty years. To continue Chairman Sensenbrenner's metaphor, I don't know what's going to kill us first, the icebergs or plain old seasickness. At this point drowning seems like a relief. I don't know how much more of the International Space Station program we can stand. No matter what we do, NASA just seems to keep coming back asking for more, questioning our commitment if we raise the slightest doubts.