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On the recordApril 8, 2014
I think if you go back to 1960 when President Kennedy made that promise that we would land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth by the end of the decade.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio recalls Kennedy's Moon landing promise to highlight the need for renewed public enthusiasm in space exploration.

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