henry. caleb: the senate has proposed in the space frontier act to extend the life of the iss six years, to 2030, so beyond initial estimates. what do you think of this? mr. bridenstine: it is an interesting idea. i will tell you what mine position is and the position of the administration. we need to rapidly transition from low earth orbit to commercial operations, to figure out how nasa can be a customer on commercial space stations in low earth orbit in a rather than owning and operating the international space station. let me be clear, the iss has been a tremendous asset to the united states of america, and it will continue to be. the president's budget request calls for a transition of the iss in 2025. that is seven years from now. the question between now and then is -- what can we commercialize, and how do you create a business case for commercial entities in low earth orbit? could we take the international space station and enable private enterprise to take it over and close the business c

henry,joined by caleb serves as a staff writer and christian davenport of the washington post, thanks for coming on. mr. davenport, you start. i thought i might start with the space force. let's be clear, it is a military force under the pentagon, but what will the creation of a space force mean for nasa? jim: nasa has hundreds of billions of dollars worth of assets in orbit right now. plus, we have our american astronauts in orbit. we are dependent on space being safe and accessible. that is important for the science we do, the discovery and exploration. i have been as a member of congress before i was a nasa administrator, i have been a strong supporter of a space which is very similar. and we voted on it in the house of representatives. i voted on it three times. it actually pass the full house with 344 votes, which is a bipartisan vote. at the end of the day, of all the technologies and capabilities nasa develops, we want to commercialize those capabilities. many have been commercialized. the space economy represents $350 billion annually. that is a big economy. the president has

henry,joined by caleb serves as a staff writer and christian davenport of the washington post, thanksor coming on. mr. davenport, you start. >>