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Ed Markey: It's not fair to NASA or to industry to force a transition based on an arbitrary date.

On the recordMay 15, 2018
It's not fair to NASA or to industry to force a transition based on an arbitrary date.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes arbitrary deadlines for transitioning from the ISS.

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