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Gary Peters: “We must continue to expand the domain of free enterprise deeper into space, to do it first, and to lead the world.”

On the recordJuly 12, 2016
We must continue to expand the domain of free enterprise deeper into space, to do it first, and to lead the world.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters advocates for expanding private sector involvement in space exploration.

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