Quotes by John Karas

“Florida has always played a prominent role in our endeavors to reach beyond low-Earth orbit, to understand ourselves and our environment.”

“Youre not going to see one program employing like the 10,000 people you have today.”

“We are extremely pleased and proud to partner with the State of Florida in support of NASAs CEV program. The point of final assembly and testing for each mission will be critical to the viability of NASAs CEV program and the ideal location to do that is here in Florida adjacent to the launch site. Florida has an extremely talented existing workforce with the skills, experience, dedication and track record to meet the challenges and requirements of NASAs human spaceflight program. They also have facilities that can support the highly specialized work that the new Crew Exploration Vehicle will require. And co-location here in Florida with NASAs launch operations offers the greatest value at an overall affordable cost that is essential to the long-term success, safety, reliability and sustainability of NASAs CEV program.”

“The godhead is here in Houston.”

“This is where we want to be.”

“You want to be with your customer.”