11/03/2009
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"America will only stay ahead in space and thus capable of addressing economic, political, military and geostrategic risks and threats, by staying active."
"Clearly, such a thing would be led by the country that has the greatest technological capability, which is the United States and NASA in particular."
"I think there is a host of not just technical problems but legal and political problems."
"But about a month ago, there was some news that was more scary than exciting."