02/16/2011
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"This year the Administration took the extraordinary step of amending their budget by requesting an additional $1.6 billion to accelerate our return to the Moon by 2024."
"But this steady funding is a blessing and curse."
"When we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing this summer, it was a great reminder of the great things that we can achieve with perseverance, technical excellence, and a pioneering spiri..."
"We are once again at the threshold and our actions now will determine our future leadership in space."