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Sam Brownback: We don't want them really to beat us to the moon, and instead we'd rather be there and be able to develop the resources…

On the recordDecember 3, 2003
We don't want them really to beat us to the moon, and instead we'd rather be there and be able to develop the resources, the areas, the sweet spots for observation.
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Sam Brownback
Republican · Kansas

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Senator Brownback expresses concern about China's advancements in space and the importance of U.S. presence on the moon.

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