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President Obama has canceled NASA's Orion Program that would have sent astronauts back to the moon to continue the agency's history of exploration. While I agree with the decision to cancel the mission to the Moon, I am still in favor of returning there. Now is the time to close the door on the government's monopoly on lunar exploration and to open the door to the private sector. This would usher in a new era of economic prosperity for our country and allow NASA to focus on making truly amazing discoveries.

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