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On the recordMarch 3, 2010
The late President John F. Kennedy must have turned over in his grave. JFK launched the Moon landing program in the 1960s because he understood that any nation that wants to remain No. 1 on Earth must also be No. 1 in space.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby references JFK's vision for space exploration to criticize Obama's approach.

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