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Ralph Hall: “We can't go to Mars until our people can go to the grocery store.”

On the recordDecember 11, 2012
We can't go to Mars until our people can go to the grocery store.
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Ralph Hall
Texas

Editor's note · Context

Highlights the need for economic stability before space exploration.

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