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For the first time in history all the major countries in the world are pushing together to reach this goal... building something in space that is really for all humankind.

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

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.

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.

My expertise is the space program and what it should be in the future based on my experience of looking at the transitions that we've made between pre-Sputnik days and getting to the moon.

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.

NASA needs to focus on the things that are really important and that we do not know how to do. The agency is a pioneering force, and that is where its competitive advantage lies.

I think we are at the dawn of a new era in commercial space exploration.

It's our destiny to explore. It's our destiny to be a space-faring nation.

For NASA, space is still a high priority.