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NASA kicked off a series of forums to

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identify showcase and support innovative

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approaches to sustainability challenges

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the new initiative is called launch

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hosted by NASA's deputy administrator

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lori garver the first forum launched

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water is being held at NASA's Kennedy

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Space Center in Florida March 16 through

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18 we have been maybe uniquely certainly

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in the government but but beyond as well

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the only folks who agree there was no

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such thing as waste water the things

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that you carry to space are absolutely

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critical weight is very important in the

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recycling water has been a very very

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large goal for us other launch partners

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include the US Agency for International

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Development the US State Department and

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Nike the water forum brings together 10

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entrepreneurs from around the world who

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have proposed solutions to water

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shortages and 22 council members

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representing business policy engineering