NASA Selects Three New Venture-Class Launch Service Providers
23 Aug
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NASA Selects Three New Venture-Class Launch Service Providers

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NASA Space Technology NASA has selected three additional companies to provide launch services for future agency missions through its VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract.The companies awarded are:Arrow Science and Technology LLC of Webster, TexasImpulse Space Inc. of Redondo Beach, CaliforniaMomentus Space LLC of San Jose, CaliforniaThe VADR contract is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity instrument with an ordering period through Feb. 3, 2027 and a maximum total value of $300 million across all VADR contracts. NASA selected the new launch providers in accordance with VADR’s on-ramp provision, allowing the agency to add new capabilities not available or identified at the time of the initial award. NASA will issue firm-fixed-price task orders for launch services as needed for future agency and agency-sponsored missions.The VADR contract builds on NASA’s previous procurement efforts, such as the VCLS...
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Three in race for new phase of A9 dualling
19 Aug
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Three in race for new phase of A9 dualling

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Top Stories Tamfitronics CGI of the Tomatin to Moy section of duallingThe Scottish government has shortlisted three firms for the latest slice of the £3.7bn A9 dualling – one of the country’s biggest infrastructure projects.Balfour Beatty is joined by Wills Bros and John Graham on the shortlist for the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig section in central Scotland, which was first advertised in May. The £155m contract will be awarded next summer.The winning firm will be tasked with designing, constructing and maintaining the 8.2km section of road. As well as widening the existing carriageway, the contractor will build seven junctions, two bridges, a roundabout and access roads.Last month, Balfour Beatty won a £185m contract to deliver the Tomatin to Moy section. Scotland’s cabinet secretary for transport, Fiona Hyslop, said she met the firm last...
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Police Nab Three Rice Thieves In Nasarawa
31 Jul
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Police Nab Three Rice Thieves In Nasarawa

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NASA Space Technology Three suspects, Auwal Abubakar, Danrimi Mohammed, and Habibu Adamu, have been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command after they were accused of stealing 96 bags of 50 kilograms of rice from a businessman in the Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state.The businessman was said to have bought 700 bags of rice in Nasarawa State and transported them to Abia State when the hoodlums numbering about 15 attacked his vehicle on the road and carted away with the foodstuffs.The Commissioner of Police, Umar Nadada, disclosed on Tuesday at the command’s headquarters while parading a total of 31 suspected criminals who were recently arrested for committing various crimes in the state.He narrated that the suspects who made several moves to escape, were arrested following painstaking efforts by the gallant officers of...
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Three NASA Interns Expand Classroom Access to NASA Data
27 Jul
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Three NASA Interns Expand Classroom Access to NASA Data

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NASA Space Technology This summer, NASA welcomed interns with professional teaching experience to help make the agency’s data more interactive and accessible in the classroom. Their efforts are an important step in fostering the education and curiosity of the Artemis Generation of students who will shape the future workforce.A 35-year-veteran educator, Diane Ripollone teaches Earth science, astronomy, and physics to high school students in North Carolina. In her decades of experience, she’s seen firsthand how students with physical challenges can face difficulties in connecting with lessons. She decided to tackle the issue head-on with her internship.Ripollone supports the My NASA Data Program, which provides educational materials to interact with live data collected by NASA satellites, observatories, and sensors worldwide. As a NASA intern, she has worked to create physical materials with braille for students with-...
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