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Selected Reading NASA moves swiftly to end DEI programs, ask employees to “report” violations - Ars Technica Blue Abyss Partners with NASA Glenn Research Center Eutelsat Partners with NIGCOMSAT to Launch LEO Satellite Services in Nigeria- Business Wire Thales Alenia Space Will Contribute to NASA's Surface Biology and Geology Earth Observation Mission Rocket Lab to Launch Global Wildfire Detection and Monitoring Mission for OroraTech - Business Wire Space Florida Announces 2025 Space Transportation Call for Projects NASA Day of Remembrance

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