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>> ALPHA SPACE WAS FORMED

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IN 2015 AND REALLY IS A PRODUCT

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OF THIS NEW COMMERCIALIZATION

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IN LOW EARTH ORBIT.

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IT WAS FORMED SPECIFICALLY

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TO CREATE A COMMERCIAL PAYLOAD

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THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE

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IN SPACE FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY.

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THE MISSE DATES TO THE EARLY

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2000s WITH THE FIRST MISSION.

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IT'S BEEN UTILIZED BY NASA,

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BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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FOR DIFFERENT EXPERIMENTS.

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AND THEN AROUND 2010,

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NASA PUT OUT A CALL FOR IDEAS

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TO PRIVATIZE PORTIONS OF

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THE SPACE STATION.

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AND SO WE RESPONDED WITH

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A PROPOSAL TO THAT, AND

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THAT'S HOW WE ENDED UP WITH

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OUR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

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FOR MATERIALS SCIENTISTS WHO

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WANT TO TEST THEIR MATERIALS

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OR COMPONENTS IN A HARSH

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ENVIRONMENT, THE MISSE

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PLATFORM REALLY OFFERS

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THE MOST HARSH ENVIRONMENT

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THAT'S AVAILABLE, AND THAT'S

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EXTERNAL TO THE SPACE STATION.

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PREVIOUS MISSEs WERE

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ONE TIME USE, SORT OF

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SUITCASE STYLE.

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THEY WOULD OPEN UP AND EXPOSE

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THESE MATERIALS TO SPACE.

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THE MISSE PLATFORM IS

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A PERMANENT PLATFORM THAT'S

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ALL ROBOTICALLY SERVICEABLE,

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COMMANDABLE FROM THE GROUND

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FROM OUR OPERATIONS CENTER HERE.

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WE NOT ONLY TEST MATERIALS,

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WE CAN ALSO DO TECHNICAL DEMOS.

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WE CAN TEST CIRCUITRY,

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COMPUTER BOARDS, CAMERAS.

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AND ITS SERVICEABILITY AND

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CHANGEABILITY ALLOWS SCIENCE

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TO CONTINUOUSLY HAPPEN

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FOR TEN YEARS GOING FORWARD.

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EVERY DAY, NEW COMMERCIAL

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COMPANIES ARE COMING

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INTO THE FOLD OF THIS NEW

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ECONOMY THAT'S DEVELOPING.

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I THINK THE SPACE STATION IS

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A GREAT PLATFORM TO START

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COMMERCIALIZATION, AND I THINK

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PLATFORMS LIKE THE MISSE