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On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
Can you describe for the committee what kind of investments you think that are necessary at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg in order to sustain and modernize these launch facilities so you could have operationally responsive space?
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Senator Nelson inquires about necessary investments for launch facilities.

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