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Article: NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, GOV. CRIST DISCUSS BENEFITS OF SPACE EXPLORATION AT MIAMI FUTURE FORUM
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 18, 2008
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NASA issued the following press release:
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist discussed Friday how space exploration gives Floridians a more competitive economy and better quality of life during a NASA Future Forum at the University of Miami.
As an example, Crist used the event to announce a partnership between state-funded Space Florida and SPACEHAB of Webster, Texas. They plan to use the International Space Station's national laboratory designation and the Space Life Sciences Lab at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. to carry out space-based biomedical and biotech research.
"Today's announcement exemplifies why we're holding future forums in cities such as ...