We didn't start the race to weaponize space, but we have to make sure we can continue to operate in that domain going forward. We can't lose that high ground launch. I think there's immense amount of activity going on on launch. We're launching probably an order of magnitude more than we did when I first started an acquisition. Matter of fact, I think this is one of the areas where the US has a distinct advantage, whether it's, whether it's small, medium, heavy, super heavy lift vehicles. (17:56–18:02)
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