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Sean Duffy: “We're to set up a base camp when we get there [the moon].”

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Published August 25, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:49

We want to get to the moon first, beat the Chinese and the Russians. And when we get there this time we want to stay. And so We're to set up a base camp when we get there [the moon]. And what we learn when we go to the moon is going to get us to Mars and beyond. But you know, Trey, we're explorers. (04:49–04:53)

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Asserts the intention to establish a base camp on the moon.

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