WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of a hearing Thursday in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gave praise to Hutchinson's Cosmosphere in comments to Kansas U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, the ranking member on that subcommittee.
"Senator Moran, I just, as you were talking, I want to recall, that one of the finest space museums is located in Hutchinson, Kansas," Nelson said of the Cosmosphere. "I had no idea, when I was out there visiting with you, it's extraordinary."
Nelson then gave kudos to another museum in Weatherford, Oklahoma, the Stafford Air and Space Museum, but Moran noted that those who are headed to space soonest are pleased with what Hutchinson has to offer, as well.
"The astronauts for Artemis called, as a group, and the beginning of that conversation was, you do know, Senator Moran, that you have the best space museum in the world in Kansas," Moran said.
Nelson noted that research and development in the space program and in the National Science Foundation is critical for our future.
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