English subtitles for clip: File:President Trump Signs the Space Council Executive Order.webm

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The Vice President: To members of the cabinet

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distinguished members of Congress who join us

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leaders in business and industry, honored guests and 

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especially three American astronats.

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Who have joined us today. 

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Lieutenant colonel David Wolf,

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Colonel Alvin Drew and the second man on the moon, the

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legendary Colonel Buzz Aldrin. 

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Welcome to the White House. It's my great privledge on behalf of

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the first family to welcome you all here today and thanks to the 

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vision of President Donld Trump.

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Welcoem to the new era of American leadership in space.

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You know its the greatest privledge of my life to serve as

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Vice President to a President who gets up everyday to

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keep promises that he made to the American people.

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In his his inagural address President Trump recommitted

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our nation to in his words:

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Unlock the mysteries of space once again. And today President

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Donald Trump will take one mroe step to esnure the America

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leads again in the final frontier.

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With the action he takes today, President Trump will bring a

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renewed sense of purpose to Americas space policy

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that will benefit litterally every facet of our national life

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Just like its done in the past and im honored and frankly

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enthusiastic about the role that the President has asked me to 

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play in renewing our Nations Commitment to space. 

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By the Presidents actions we will strengthen our economy, we

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will unlock new opportunies new technologies and new

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sources of prosperity.

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It will inspire our children to seek eduction in science 

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technology, engineering and math.

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It will enhance our common defense and advance the security 

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of the American people. 

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But most of all, under President Donald Trump American

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leadership in space will strengthen the American spirit.

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Today, President Trump recommits,and so says the nation

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to do what Americans have always done, to lead,

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to push the boundries of human knowledge, to blaze new trails 

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into the unkown and astonish the world with the courage and 

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leadership of the United States.

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So with gratitude for his inpsiring vision. 

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With admiration for his decsisve action to renew American

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leadership here on Earth and in the boundless expanse of space, 

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it is now my high honor and

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distinct privledge to introduce to all of you, the President

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of The United States of America. President Donal Trump. 

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Th President: Thank
you, very much.

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You don't mind
if I do that?

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Get rid of it.

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(Laughter.)

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Thank you very much to our
great Vice President and

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also for the fantastic job
that Mike has been doing.

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The future of American
space leadership -- we're

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going to lead again.

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It's been a long time.

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It's over 25 years, and
we're opening up, and we

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are going to be leading
again like

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we've never led before.

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We're a nation of
pioneers, and the next

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great American
frontier is space.

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And we never completed --
we started,

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but we never completed.

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We stopped.

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But now we start again.

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And we have tremendous
spirit, and we're going to

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have tremendous spirit
from the private sector --

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maybe in particular from
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I'd like to extend a
special welcome to an

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American hero who've I've
known actually for a long

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time, Buzz Aldrin,
who is with us today.

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(Applause.)

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Known him a long time.

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Thank you also to
Astronauts Benjamin Drew

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and David Wolf and former
NASA Flight Director Gene

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Kranz for being with us
and for working with us on

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exactly what
we're doing today.

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Thank you all very much.

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We appreciate it.

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Thank you, thank
you, thank you.

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(Applause.)

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We're also joined by
our great Secretary of

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Commerce, Wilbur Ross,
who spent the morning

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negotiating trade deals
with South Korea.

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And as you know, that
trade deal is coming due,

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and it actually came due
a couple of weeks ago.

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And I think we're going to
make a good deal, right?

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Secretry Ross: We've
made some progress.

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The President: I think so.

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That's what the word is.

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And good for
both countries.

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Also distinguished members
of Congress are with us,

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and leaders of several of
America's great

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aerospace companies.

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Today, we're taking a
crucial step to secure

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America's future in space
by reviving the National

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Space Council after it was
-- has been dormant almost

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25 years if you
can believe it.

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During the campaign, Vice
President Pence promised

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that our administration --
because Mike is very much

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into space -- would
revive the National Space

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Council, and with this
executive order, we're

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keeping that promise.

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Feel very
strongly about it.

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I've felt strongly about
it for a long time.

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I used to say before doing
what I did -- I used to

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say, what happened?

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Why aren't we
moving forward?

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Today's announcement sends
a clear signal to the

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world that we are
restoring America's proud

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legacy of
leadership in space.

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Our Vice President cares
very deeply about space

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policy, and for good
reason -- space

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exploration is not only
essential to our character

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as a nation, but also our
economy and our great

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nation's security.

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Our travels beyond the
Earth propel scientific

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discoveries that improve
our lives in countless

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ways here, right here, at
home: powering vast new

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industry, spurring
incredible new technology,

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and providing the space
security we need to

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protect the
American people.

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And security is going to
be a very big factor with

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respect to space and
space exploration.

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At some point in the
future, we're going to

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look back and say how did
we do it without space?

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The Vice President will
serve as the council's chair.

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Several representatives
of my administration will

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join him including the
Secretaries of State,

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Defense, Commerce,
Transportation, and

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Homeland Security; the
Chairman of the great --

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I'll tell you, he's doing
a fantastic job, always

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working, always fighting,
and winning -- winning big

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against ISIS, that I can
tell you, seeing what's

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happening there -- the
Chairman of the Joint

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Chiefs of Staff, the
National Security Advisor,

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NASA, and the Director of
National Intelligence.

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The council will also draw
the expertise of other

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White House offices as
well as insights from

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scientists, innovators,
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across the country.

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Many business leaders that
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I think the privatization
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going to play a very
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don't you think?

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They are truly into it.

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This coordination will be
accomplished through an

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advisory group that is
being convened by today's

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executive order, which
I'll be signing in a minute.

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The National Space Council
will be a central hub

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guiding space policy
within the administration.

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And I will draw on it for
advice and information and

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recommendations
for action.

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And the Vice President,
myself, and a few others

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are going to pick some
private people to

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be on the board.

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I will say that's not easy
because everybody wants to

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be on this board.

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People that you wouldn't
have believed loved what

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we're doing so much they
want to -- some of the

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most successful people in
the world want to

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be on this board.

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The human soul
yearns for discovery.

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By unlocking the mysteries
of the universe, we unlock

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truths within ourselves.

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That's true.

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Our journey into space
will not only make us

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stronger and more
prosperous, but will unite

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us behind grand ambitions
and bring us

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all closer together.

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Wouldn't that be nice?

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Can you believe that space
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I thought politics
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(Laughter.)

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Well, we'll have to rely on space instead.

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Every launch into the
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forward toward a future
where our differences seem

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small against the vast
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our common humanity.

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Sometimes you have to view
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order to see
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It is America's destiny
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humanity's eternal quest
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the leader amongst nations
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into the great unknown.

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And I could say the
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beautiful unknown.

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Nothing more beautiful.

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With the actions we are
launching today, America

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will think big once again.

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Important words:
Think big.

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We haven't been thinking
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but we're thinking big
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We will inspire millions
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this proud tradition of
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-- and they're excited
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wondering, hoping, and
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beyond the stars.

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So, I just want to tell
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to sign an executive
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to launch a whole new
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And people are very
excited about it and I can

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tell you, I'm very
excited about it.

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Thank you all very much.

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(Applause.)

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Colonel Aldrin:
Infinity and beyond.

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(Laughter.)

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The President: This
is infinity here.

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It could be infinity.

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We don't really
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But it could be.

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It has to be something --
but it could be infinity, right?

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Okay.

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(Applause.)