just described, i'm a mercury- gemini-saturn-apollo child. i watched the miracle all of those early missions on my little black-and-white television, family television, as i watched in amazement that first step that giant leap. i have been hooked since childhood, and i think the question for all of us is how we look this next generation -- we hook this next generation. while the focus on the discussion is nasa's human spaceflight effort, nasa is and should remain a multi--mission agency. i want to reaffirm a commitment today to that approach. it is the connectedness of the multi-mission concept that makes -- and united states the envy of the world. in addition to human exploration, nasa has made progress in meeting national priorities to improve observations of our dynamic earth and its processes, explore bodies within our solar system,