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A group of very excited scientists has requested funding for a new space mission to land the Rapid Empyrean Delivery (RED) Rover on a passing comet.
The Debate

"It will be more than thirty-five years before we'll have another opportunity like this!" exclaims RED Project Leader, Virginia Obama, nearly bursting with excitement. "Remember, no other nation has attempted a comet landing, so Rex Ventorum has the opportunity to add all kinds of discoveries to the body of scientific knowledge. Admittedly there's no guarantee that the RED Rover will successfully land, but I'm sure we'll work out all the technical details."
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