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Sean Casten: “It seems to me that the budget that you're proposing has a sense that exploration should be the primary mission of NASA…”

On the recordApril 1, 2019
It seems to me that the budget that you're proposing has a sense that exploration should be the primary mission of NASA rather than understanding the one planet in the universe that we know actually has the capability to accommodate human life.
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Sean Casten
Democratic · Illinois

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Casten critiques NASA's budget focus on exploration over climate understanding.

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