James Bridenstine actually said...

This President has said that getting back to the Moon with soft landings for the purpose of an eventual human return to the Moon is the objective to establish American leadership.

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Bridenstine emphasizes the goal of lunar exploration to assert U.S. leadership.

05/22/2018

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