Today's Hearing on NASA's FY2017 Budget

Bolden says he has no doubt that NASA will fly EM-1 in 2018

— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 15, 2016

Bolden says EM-2 launch date is 2023 according to WH budget

— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 15, 2016

Bolden: we committed to 2023 for EM-2 based on WH budget, More money might mean earlier launch.

— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 15, 2016

Bolden says NASA wants a SLS "program" and might buy long-lead items for future missions

— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 15, 2016

Bolden: one single thing Congress could do to help us would be multi-year funding.

— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 15, 2016

Culberson reminds Bolden that NASA can do multiyear procurement and Bolden says that this is not same as multi year funding.

— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 15, 2016

Bolden: SLS useful for many HSF & science missions. Holds great promise, but I'm not promising will be used for Europa (but will follow law)

— Marcia Smith (@SpcPlcyOnline) March 15, 2016

Apparently NASA JPL has their own back channel to Rep. Culberson on Science and they tell him something different than NASA HQ does

— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 15, 2016