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Brian Babin: “After the Columbia accident, President George W. Bush sought to revitalize our nation's space program by challenging…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2016
After the Columbia accident, President George W. Bush sought to revitalize our nation's space program by challenging NASA to return to the Moon and then chart a course to Mars.
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Brian Babin
Republican · Texas

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Babin discusses Bush's efforts to enhance the U.S. space program post-Columbia disaster.

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