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NASA will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars, President Trump’s nominee to lead the space agency told a Senate committee on Wednesday.
From The New York Times
“It's imperative that we do both,” Isaacman told senators.
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Isaacman says Mars will be NASA’s new priority if he’s in charge. Strangely enough, that’s where SpaceX is putting its money too.
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