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Apr 2025
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Elon Musk Brings His Vision for Mars to ...

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The SpaceX founder has backed a friend to lead the space agency and make a Mars mission a priority. Wall Street Journal reporters Emily Glazer and Micah Maidenberg talk about Musk’s efforts to align NASA’s priorities with his own, and what could happen to its moon program Artemis.


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