Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy vowed Thursday to emphasize space exploration at NASA instead of “all the other priorities” that were favored by the Biden administration.

Duffy, who oversees NASA as its interim administrator, said during a Fox News interview that investing in space exploration, including inhabiting the moon as a means of going to Mars, is essential to national security.

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