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You know, one of the things that I am
most excited

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about with the Artemis I launch
is actually seeing this rocket lift off.

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It's absolutely amazing.

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You know,

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the Shuttle had three main engines
and those two solid rocket motors, well,

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the Space Launch System
has four of those same engines

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with five segment,
not four segment solids.

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The Shuttle was absolutely amazing
when it lifted off.

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And this is going to be even more so.

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It's got more thrust than the Saturn V

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that took our astronauts to the moon
during the Apollo program.

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You know, that's another thing
that really excites me about this.

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We are returning to the moon
in a sustainable way.

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It's preparation for going on to Mars

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eventually. When Apollo went it was
for a two or three day camping trip.

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Now we are going to stay.

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And we're not just going alone.

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We're going in cooperation

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with our commercial and industry
and international partners.

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It's a real team effort

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Often get asked,
what's the value of going to the moon?

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Well, first off, every dollar
we spend there,

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not spent in space or going to the moon,
they're spent right here on earth.

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Making America stronger.

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Advancing our technology.

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Keeping us a world leader.

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You know, there are over 3800 suppliers
across all 50 states

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participating in the Artemis program
that's going to take us to the moon

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in a sustainable way
and prepare us for going on to Mars.

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This is truly a team effort.

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Everyone's involved
and everyone is really excited about it.

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What's really amazing today is how

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the Kennedy Space Center has changed
since the end of the Shuttle program.

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It used to be just one government program
supporting everything at KSC.

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Today,
we have transformed into a true multi-user

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spaceport with both government
and commercial launches.

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You know it's not one or the other.

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We need both integrated together for
the success of our nation's space program.

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And I could not be more excited
about all the launches that are going on

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what we are accomplishing.

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And I could not be more proud of the KSC
team.

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Our nation and our space program
truly has a bright future.

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And KSC just shows what you can accomplish

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when everybody pulls together as a team
to transform and move into the future.

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You know space truly is a team effort.

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I was over in the Vehicle

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Assembly Building the other day,
walking down the rocket in High Bay three,

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talking to the technicians
and if you could see the pride

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that they have in their workmanship,
in what they are doing as being part

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of the Artemis program, returning us
to the moon, it's absolutely amazing.

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I am so proud of each and every member
of our contractor civil service team,

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and I'm proud of what this nation
can accomplish when we all pull together

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and work as one