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NASA Secures First International Partnership for Moon to Mars Lunar Gateway

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the announcement Thursday by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about Canada’s support for the Gateway lunar outpost and deep space exploration: from NASA Breaking News http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-secures-first-international-partnership-for-moon-to-mars-lunar-gateway
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NASA Awards Contract for Protective Services at Houston Facilities

NASA has awarded a contract to Praetorian Standard Inc., of Fayetteville, North Carolina, a service disabled veteran-owned small business, to provide comprehensive security services at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, as well as facilities managed by Johnson. from NASA Breaking News http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-contract-for-protective-services-at-houston-facilities
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Hiding black hole found

Astronomers have detected a stealthy black hole from its effects on an interstellar gas cloud. This intermediate mass black hole is one of over 100 million quiet black holes expected to be lurking in our Galaxy. These results provide a new method to search for other hidden black holes and help us understand the growth and evolution of black holes. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190228093614.htm
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SpaceX Demo-1: 'Go' for Launch

via NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/spacex-demo-1-go-for-launch
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/27/2019

Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites Smoothing-Based Relative Navigation (SPHERES SmoothNav): The crew set up and performed a SPHERES SmoothNav test session. The SPHERES test plan consists of 12 different possible tests that can be performed in order to meet the objectives for the session. SmoothNav uses an estimation algorithm that obtains the most … from ISS On-Orbit Status Report https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/02/27/iss-daily-summary-report-2-27-2019/
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Layering titanium oxide's different mineral forms for better solar cells

A research team has improved the efficiency of a new type of solar cell with a double layer consisting of pure anatase and brookite, two different mineral forms of titanium oxide. Using water-solute brookite nanoparticles, a brookite layer was fabricated on top of anatase, increasing solar cell efficiency by up to 16.82 percent. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190228093607.htm
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