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Gary Peters: “If we can keep NASA on its current path, it is likely that the Commercial Crew Program will finally launch American…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2016
If we can keep NASA on its current path, it is likely that the Commercial Crew Program will finally launch American astronauts from U.S. soil by the end of 2017.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters emphasizes the importance of NASA's path for future American space launches.

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