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On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
Administrator Bridenstine, China has announced their intention to have an operational space station in low earth orbit by 2022. Do you have concerns that if the administration were to de-orbit the ISS in 2024 that China could have the only operational platform in low earth orbit?
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz raises concerns about China's space ambitions and the potential de-orbiting of the ISS.

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