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The U.S. will soon be dependent on the technology of others to reach the international space station.

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dexlovex2
March 7, 2008, 10:43 a.m.
"This is a very serious betrayal of American interests. This will be the first time since Sputnik when the United States will not have a significant space superiority. I remain dumbfounded that we've allowed this serious threat to our national security to develop."
"What we have here is an agency that has been given a lot to do but has been starved for funds. I think the gap is largely due to the administration's refusal to give NASA the funds it needs. And now we'll be forced to give billions to the Russians because we didn't spend millions before. It's the worst of all worlds." - Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), chairman of the subcommittee that oversees NASA

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