I am also deeply concerned that this proposal will only widen the 'gap' in our manned space flight capability.
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Bill Nelson worries about the potential gap in U.S. space flight capabilities.
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Is there a market out there to cut that almost in half? And I suspect there is.
It is a real problem, and we are going to have some catastrophic consequences if we cannot get nations that are launching things into space to provide enough fuel to have a controlled reentry.
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