I see. I'll take this as speaking to the specific question about this statement. You have implied that your interpretation is the correct one. Would you please give us your interpretation and how you arrived at it?

Would you also answer the more general question in more detail? I meant 'you' specifically, rather than how anyone in general might conclude whether or not any NASA representative is speaking truthfully or not.

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