03/30/2011
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"Mars is the focus of our design reference mission."
"This budget, as the Chairman very correctly noted, is a budget without a mission."
"The very lifeblood and continued relevance of our Nation's proud and pioneering space program hangs in the balance."
"President Kennedy didn't say, 'We're going to spend several billion dollars and do some really neat R&D.'"