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President Bush Announces New Vision for Space Exploration Program
President George W. Bush and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe watch as Michael Foale, right, commander of the International Space Station welcomes the President during a live television link from space at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe watch as Michael Foale, right, commander of the International Space Station welcomes the President during a live television link from space at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004. White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story
Vice President Dick Cheney listens to a briefing on NASA's Spirit and Opportunity Expeditions to Mars in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's mission control room in Pasadena, Calif., Jan 14, 2004. JPL developed and now remotely controls the rover Spirit since it landed on the planet Jan. 3, 2004. Sitting next to Vice President Cheney are, from left, Dr. Frederick D. Gregory, NASA Deputy Administrator, Dr. David Baltimore, President of the California Institute of Technology and Dr. Charles Elachi, the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. White House photo by David Bohrer
After congratulating NASA staff on the successful landing of the robotic rover Spirit on Mars, Vice President Dick Cheney holds up a shirt bearing the Spirit emblem at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasedena, Calif., Jan. 14, 2004. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney looks at a replica of NASA's rover Spirit while touring the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 14, 2004. Spirit, developed and controlled at the laboratory, will explore Mars' Gusev Crater to determine whether the planet ever contained water and if it could sustain life. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney shakes hands with NASA staff at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., Jan 14, 2004. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush greets shuttle astronauts from right, Peggy Whitson, Stephanie Wilson, and John Grunsfeld, and Ellen Ochoa at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004. The President committed the United States to a long-term human and robotic program to explore the solar system, starting with a return to the Moon that will ultimately enable future exploration of Mars and other destinations. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush delivers remarks on U.S. Space Policy at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004. The President committed the United States to a long-term human and robotic program to explore the solar system, starting with a return to the Moon that will ultimately enable future exploration of Mars and other destinations. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe watch as Michael Foale, right, commander of the International Space Station welcomes the President during a live television link from space at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004. White House photo by Eric Draper
Vice President Dick Cheney talks with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 14, 2004. White House photo by David Bohrer
 
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