Campaigns Should Support Space Exploration

Presidential campaigns should publicly express their support of NASA's Constellation Program to ensure America's leadership in space exploration as well as boost education. The exploration program will return astronauts to the moon and explore Mars and beyond. The program will also have a powerful effect in attracting students to science, technology, engineering and mathematics studies, disciplines in which the nation is lacking.
"Space exploration brings enormous national security, economic and scientific benefits to our nation and should be a win-win issue for all the candidates to endorse," Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion Blakey said.
Over the last two weeks Constellation has emerged as a campaign issue after suggestions by candidates from both parties that the program could be delayed. Other candidates immediately countered with their strong support of the program.

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