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Rep. Edwards Speaks at CSIS on the Future of Civilian Space Exploration

7/9/13

On Monday, July 8, Rep. Edwards spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the future of civilian space exploration.  As the ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space, Rep. Edwards discussed the innovation and economic benefits of human space exploration and looked back to the successes of the Apollo missions.  She laid out an argument for a unifying vision of a manned mission to Mars, which would result in similar technological advances, reap tangible societal benefits, and help maintain NASA’s preeminence around the world in the fields of science and engineering.

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