07/08/2013
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"I know Senator Nelson views that responsibility with the same gravity."
"It's due to the significance of the ISS as a key component of our national space program that this Subcommittee led the effort that extended the operation of ISS to 2024."
"Station is very viable at least through 2028."
"This decision created a gap in capability for our National Space Program and has made NASA reliant upon Russia to transport American astronauts."