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

You see countries like India really investing in their space program because they see it as inspirational and good for their economy.

The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.

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.

What we get from building a space station, the economic return, the science return, is very, very important to our nation, to our economy.

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

Preserving parks and open spaces is a winner because it doesn't need to be explained to everyday Americans.

Space tourism is a logical outgrowth of the adventure tourist market.

The travel and tourism industry is the lifeblood of many states around the country - including Florida, California, New York and Nevada, to name a few.

Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.