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President Trump welcomed the crew of Artemis II on stage during his Fourth of July speech on the National Mall.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI assume you\u2019re going to be heading to Mars,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be going to Mars very soon, and I think that\u2019s something that we do have in mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we\u2019re going to do the moon, and we\u2019re going to go from there. We\u2019re going to go to Mars, and we\u2019re going to continue to be way ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cSome people smiled, they thought it was foolish, and now they\u2019re finding it\u2019s one of the most important things that we\u2019ve done,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were losing to China and to Russia in space, and now we\u2019re leading them by giant steps, and it\u2019s a great thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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