Today I want to talk about NASA’s inspiring Artemis moon mission. As part of my duties on the House Science Committee, I had the privilege of watching Artemis II launch from Cape Canaveral. 

This mission – which sent four astronauts further into space than we have ever been before – represents years of hard work, collaboration and investment at the highest levels of government. It should fill all of us with a feeling of true national pride. 

The mission should also fill us with local pride! Two of the astronauts on the Artemis II mission – Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman – spent substantial time training at nearby Edwards Air Force Base earlier in their careers.  

My belief that NASA represents the very best of American ingenuity extends far beyond my year serving as your congressman. In 2009, I was tapped to assume the role of NASA Chief of Staff by President Obama. 

After that, I ran one of the first-ever commercial spaceflight companies in the United States. In both positions, I witnessed the tremendous work that NASA does every day to influence both the public and private sector, and how their initiatives extend far beyond spaceflight. 

NASA satellites help us understand climate change, monitor wildfires, predict extreme weather and study our galaxy. 

NASA’s impact can be felt here on Earth as well. Our area is a manufacturing........

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