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SDA Official: ‘We’re Not Going to Pick the Winners. The Winners Are Going To Deliver’

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, May 5th, 2022

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SDA Official: ‘We’re Not Going to Pick the Winners. The Winners Are Going To Deliver’

3D render of planet Earth viewed from space, with night lights in Europe and sun rising over Asia. Blue hue treatment. Elements from NASA (https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/57000/57752/land_shallow_topo_2048.jpg)

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