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“When the moon was first visited in 1969, the astronauts brought back a treasure trove of unique minerals. Contained within specimens was an isotope called Helium-3, which turns out to be the perfect fuel for fusion reactors.”

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A rocket won't fly unless somebody lights the fuse!

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My father lost an eye to a snapped cable while trying to rescue trapped miners, though he kept on working for fifteen years afterward.

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“The way I see it, if everybody ran from bad things instead of trying to stop them, bad things would be all there is.”

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