i now recognize honorable marion blakey. >> thank you, chairman hall. they do for the opportunity to beat her again. i marion blakey, president and chief executive officer of the aerospace industry association, the nation's premier trade association for aerospace -- thank you for the opportunity to be here again. i am marion blakey, president and chief executive officer of the aerospace industry association, the nation's premier trade association for aerospace. we are very proud of the fact that we are documented space systems and how they're woven into the everyday lives of americans. nasa programs are hallmarks of the character of our nation and leadership. as americans, we're always looking for to the next great frontier. we need to think carefully about changing from current programs. it not only takes the consensus, it takes resources and capabilities. some the we are already building today. had we not committed to the f-1 rocket engine program in the 1950's well before president kennedy's apollo announcement, we would never have gotten to the moon