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NASA Boosts Funding for Commercial Space Stations
NASA has injected an additional $99.5 million into agreements with Blue Origin and Voyager Space, supporting the development of commercial space stations. The funds, allocated from NASA's Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations (CLD) program, aim to nurture alternatives to the International Space Station (ISS). Blue Origin's Orbital Reef project, in collaboration with Sierra Space, will receive an extra $42 million, focusing on subsystem design reviews and life support systems. Voyager Space, partnering with Airbus Defence and Space for the Starlab station, secured $57.5 million for development milestones and enhancing Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft.
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The National Assembly session commenced with Opposition Leader Umar Ayub addressing the house. He claimed that 12 PTI workers were martyred and over 5,000 were arrested. Ayub stated that their protest was peaceful and not a single pane of glass was broken.
He furt...
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South African captain Laura Wolvaardt has regained her position as the top-ranked batter in women's ODIs after an impressive start to the home series against England.
Wolvaardt, who previously held the No. 1 spot during the 2022 World Cup, scored an unbeaten 5...
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