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Leo it stands for low earth orbit

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that's a portion of outer space about

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250 miles up and for over 20 years it's

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been home to the world's most unique

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Laboratory

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the International Space Station

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in this weightless environment the space

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station has enabled scientific and

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Engineering breakthroughs that just

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weren't possible on Earth it's taught us

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more about our planet

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physics and biology and it's preparing

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humans to travel farther from home than

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ever before

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and as the space station approaches its

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end of life America will maintain

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leadership in Leo by enabling a new era

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of commercial space flight

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through the commercial Leo development

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program NASA is working with industry

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Partners to develop the first generation

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of commercial space destinations

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privately owned and operated space

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facilities where NASA will be just one

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of many customers

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this new orbital economy will stimulate

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Commerce and Usher in the next

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generation of aerospace engineering

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opening the door for scientific

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discoveries and private astronauts

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allowing NASA to continue its critical

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research in Leo supporting deep space

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exploration and bringing those benefits