Simply put, this groundbreaking program will result in vehicles that use less gas, travel farther, and provide more efficiency for consumers than ever before all while maintaining safety, protecting the air we breathe, and laying the groundwork for automakers to create jobs, develop advanced technologies, and improve quality of life for America's families.

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White first met with Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz on April 30 when he was informed that the Army had 30 days to develop a plan to cancel the Crusader and find other more advanced technologies on which to spend the Crusader funds.

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It will develop orbiting fuel depots, rendezvous-and-docking technologies, advanced life-support systems that recycle all of their materials, and better motors for spacecraft.

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