05/17/2010
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"I think, as Mr. Cook said, the partnership between the government and the private sector needs to be there."
"I want to ask you, what are the other missions and destinations that are necessary as we get ready for a long-distance mission to Mars?"
"Well, you have just made the case, if we are going to Mars in 2030s, of why the Space Station ought to have the life beyond 2020, its legal life now in law."
"I think it would be worth a good discussion with the private sector about what they think about that"