Nelson said that one of the main objectives of trying to get to Mars and other planets is the search for extraterrestrial life.
Students asked Nelson about the mysterious sightings from pilots that have been the subject of news reports, including one from “60 Minutes.”
“I’ve talked to those pilots and they know they saw something, and their radars locked on to it,” Nelson said. “And they don’t know what is. And we don’t know what it is. We hope it’s not an adversary here on Earth that has that kind of technology. But it’s something. And so this is a mission that we’re constantly looking ... Read even more