President stands for election every four years.

總統則是每四年選一次。

Space missions require planning, budget cycling planning, R&D, development, and execution,

太空任務需要計劃、預算週期計劃、研發、發展以及執行，

that last way longer than these political cycles, these political winds.

這所耗的時間遠比這些政治週期或政治風向來得久。

And so we need a way to assure the continuity of mission statement for NASA

所以我們需要一個方法來確保，不管白宮裡面或外面發生什麼事，

regardless of what happens in the White House or outside of the White House, and that's a challenge.

NASA任務宗旨都得以持續，而這是一個挑戰。

It means now a president might want to promise something in the future, twenty years from now

這意味著，現在一位總統可能會承諾一件從現在算起的二十年後的事；

but is that president still president twenty years from now? no.

但二十年後這位總統還會是總統嗎？不會。

Is their budget line corresponding to that now? no.

他們的現在的預算線會和以前那個相符嗎？不會。

So what does it mean to promise it?

所以承諾的意義是什麼？

These are the challenges of NASA, and it been that like forever.

這些是NASA的挑戰，而它一直都是這樣。

so I think in the end, the mission of NASA rest with the electorate,

所以我想，最終NASA的任務仍取決於選民

cause we all want to go into space for reasons that you would I think have to justify for yourself.

因為我們都想進入太空，為了一些我想你必須自我交代的理由。

I can help you do that, but I'm not gonna twist your arm.

我能幫你做這個，但是我不會強迫你。

I'm not... I'm just gonna alert you of the co.. of the consequences of inaction, the consequences of action, and what that can do for us.

我不是...我只是要提醒你...不行動與行動的結果，還有它們會怎麼影響我們。

but then you decide, it's a free country, you decide.

然後你決定，這是一個自由的國家，你決定。

It won't matter what one person thinks relative to the next one.

一個人和另一個人的想法之間不見得有關聯。

We'll be electing people into power who all share this vision,

我們將會選那些共享此觀點的人進入政府，

so it's not geez I wonder what this president thinks about the vision, I will know what this president thinks about the vision

所以並不是像是，天啊我不知道這個總統怎麼想的；我會知道這個總統對於這個觀點的想法，

because we voted for that person to enter office on a platform that embraces space exploration from the beginning

因為是我們選他當總統的，基於他一開始就贊成太空探險的政綱。