Rick Scott: “I became governor right after manned flight was shut down.”

“I got to serve as governor of Florida for eight years and now, Senator. So we prioritized and put a lot of effort into the Space Ghost. It was. Right. I became governor right after manned flight was shut down. So it was a big issue. We tried to make sure that the Space Ghost, there's an aerospace hub and a model. What happens when we use public private partnerships to help America reach its exploration goals.” (00:33–00:37)

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