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But investment in space stimulates society, it stimulates it economically, it stimulates it intellectually, and it gives us all passion.

The government will see that human spaceflight is useful - for science and the economy - and inspirational.

Space exploration is important research to our economic and national defense, and America's space program is a symbol of our success as a scientifically and technologically advanced nation.

Space is not an enterprise that belongs to the U.S. or to Russia or to China - it is a human endeavor and experience. And that's as it should be.

The American people want and deserve a space program truly worthy of a nation of pioneers.

Whether or not people go into space or serve the space industry, they will have the sensitivity to those fields necessary to stimulate unending innovation in the technological fields, and it's that innovation in the 21st century that will drive tomorrow's economies.

One of the big things about space exploration is that it is as expensive as it is complicated, and you need all the countries of the world to help if you want to accomplish big goals.

Space offers extraordinary potential for commerce and adventure, for new innovations and new tests of will. As Americans, we can't help but reach for the stars. It's our nature. It's our destiny.

All space projects push the frontiers of technology and are drivers of innovation.

In 12 or 15 years, there will be routine, affordable space tourism not just in the U.S. but in a lot of countries.