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Ed Markey: “So for me, that's a model that may work in space as we move further out, with the government providing the…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2017
So for me, that's a model that may work in space as we move further out, with the government providing the infrastructure and the private sector selling the tickets.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the role of government and private sector in space exploration.

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