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President Trump and Elon Musk are shifting America’s space focus to Mars. As settlements get established, corporate control will likely loom large.

“This team is more well funded than any in the country and is sitting on its hands, not responding at all,” one longtime volunteer told The Post.

Will the fires this time make a difference?

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