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eighty-eight percent of Congress stands

eighty-eight percent of Congress stands for election every two years

for election every two years

for election every two years eighty-eight percent president stands

eighty-eight percent president stands

eighty-eight percent president stands for election every four years space

for election every four years space

for election every four years space missions require planning budget cycling

missions require planning budget cycling

missions require planning budget cycling planning rd development and execution

planning rd development and execution

planning rd development and execution that lasts way longer than these

that lasts way longer than these

that lasts way longer than these political cycles these political winds

political cycles these political winds

political cycles these political winds and so we need a way to assure a

and so we need a way to assure a

and so we need a way to assure a continuity of mission statement for NASA

continuity of mission statement for NASA

continuity of mission statement for NASA regardless of what happens in the white

regardless of what happens in the white

regardless of what happens in the white house or outside of the White House and

house or outside of the White House and

house or outside of the White House and that’s a challenge it means now a

that’s a challenge it means now a

that’s a challenge it means now a president might want to promise

something in the future 20 years from

something in the future 20 years from now but is that President still

now but is that President still

now but is that President still president 20 years from now know is

president 20 years from now know is

president 20 years from now know is there a budget line corresponding to

there a budget line corresponding to

there a budget line corresponding to that now no so what does it mean to

that now no so what does it mean to

that now no so what does it mean to promise it these are the challenges of

promise it these are the challenges of

promise it these are the challenges of NASA and had been that like forever so I

NASA and had been that like forever so I

NASA and had been that like forever so I think in the end the mission of NASA

think in the end the mission of NASA

think in the end the mission of NASA rests with the electorate because if we

rests with the electorate because if we

rests with the electorate because if we all want to go into space for reasons

all want to go into space for reasons

all want to go into space for reasons that you would I think have to justify

that you would I think have to justify

that you would I think have to justify for yourself I can help you do that but

for yourself I can help you do that but

for yourself I can help you do that but i’m not going to twist your arm i’m not

i’m not going to twist your arm i’m not

i’m not going to twist your arm i’m not i’m just going to alert you of the cause

i’m just going to alert you of the cause

i’m just going to alert you of the cause of the consequences of inaction the

of the consequences of inaction the

of the consequences of inaction the consequences of action and what that can

consequences of action and what that can

consequences of action and what that can do for us but then you decide it’s a

do for us but then you decide it’s a

do for us but then you decide it’s a free country you decide it won’t matter

free country you decide it won’t matter

free country you decide it won’t matter what one president thinks relative to

what one president thinks relative to

what one president thinks relative to the next one will be elected people into

the next one will be elected people into

the next one will be elected people into power who all share this vision so it’s

power who all share this vision so it’s

power who all share this vision so it’s not gee i wonder what this president

not gee i wonder what this president

not gee i wonder what this president thinks about the vision i will know what

thinks about the vision i will know what

thinks about the vision i will know what that president will think about the

that president will think about the

that president will think about the vision because we voted for that person

vision because we voted for that person

vision because we voted for that person to enter office on a platform that

to enter office on a platform that

to enter office on a platform that embraced space exploration from the

embraced space exploration from the

embraced space exploration from the beginning