And I like being part of the future. I will say that what's behind me is somewhat important. The rear view mirror's important legacy matters. But The day that the White House called me as a freshman member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and asked if I'd be willing to carry the ball to create a space force. I thought they must have gotten the wrong number. And I thought about it for about 30 seconds and thought, this is the craziest idea in the world. (14:09–14:20)
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