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Congressional Testimony
04-20-2005
Statement of Marcia S. Smith Specialist, Aerospace and Telecommunications
Congressional Research Service Committee on Senate Commerce, Science and
Transportation Subcommittee on Senate Science, Technology And Space April
20, 2005 Madam Chairwoman, members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting
me to testify here today about the space station program. You asked that
I focus my remarks on how the rationale behind the program has changed
over the years, particularly in terms of its expected benefits - essentially,
what was promised, and whether those promises ...

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