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On the recordJuly 24, 2012
So important. That is so important because we do have people who say, oh, we can do all of this so much more efficiently with no people, and just machines.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas

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Emphasizes the value of human involvement in space missions over solely relying on machines.

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