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Vice President Sees Mars InSight Spacecraft in Colorado

October 27, 2017

Vice President Mike Pence joined NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Thomas Zurbuchen for a close-up view of NASA's Mars InSight spacecraft during a visit to Lockheed Martin's facility in Littleton, Colorado, on Thursday, October 26.

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