Preparing for Crew Member Departures: April 2024 | International Space Station
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Image Credits: NASA's Johnson Space/Andrey Shelepin
Image Dates: Oct. 13, 2022-April 4, 2024
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Preparing for Crew Member Departures: April 2024 | International Space Station
Follow Expedition 70 Updates:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/
Image Credits: NASA's Johnson Space/Andrey Shelepin
Image Dates: Oct. 13, 2022-April 4, 2024
NASA's Space to Ground: Totality | Week of April 5, 2024
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. Three International Space Station residents are in their final full day aboard the orbital outpost focusing their attention on Friday night’s departure. The rest of the Expedition 70 crew continued its human research activities ensuring crews remain healthy in space.
NASA Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara is nearing the end of her spaceflight that began on Sept. 15, 2023. She is returning to Earth with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Russia and Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya aboard the Soyuz MS-24 crew ship. The trio will undock from the Rassvet module at 11:54 p.m. EDT on Friday and parachute to landing inside the Soyuz in Kazakhstan at 3:17 a.m. on Saturday (12:17 p.m. Kazakh time).
Follow Expedition 70 Updates:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/
Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science
For more information about STEM on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 4 minutes, 38 seconds
SpaceX Starship: Highlights of Third Flight Test
On March 14, 2024, Starship successfully lifted off at 8:25 a.m. CT from Starbase in Texas and went on to accomplish several major milestones and firsts.
Starship's six second stage Raptor engines all started successfully and powered the vehicle to its expected orbit, becoming the first Starship to complete its full-duration ascent burn. Starship went on to experience its first ever entry from space, providing valuable data on heating and vehicle control during hypersonic reentry. Live views of entry were made possible by Starlink terminals operating on Starship.
This rapid iterative development approach has been the basis for all of SpaceX’s major innovative advancements, including Falcon, Dragon, and Starlink. Recursive improvement is essential as we work to build a fully reusable transportation system capable of carrying both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, help humanity return to the Moon, and ultimately travel to Mars and beyond.
"Starship is essential to both SpaceX’s plans to deploy its next-generation Starship system as well as for NASA, which will use a lunar lander version of Starship for landing astronauts on the moon during the Artemis III mission through the Human Landing System (HLS) program."
Key Starship Parameters:
Height: 121m/397ft
Diameter: 9m/29.5ft
Payload to LEO: 100 – 150t (fully reusable)
Satellites: "Starship is designed to deliver satellites further and at a lower marginal cost per launch than our current Falcon vehicles. With a payload compartment larger than any fairing currently in operation or development, Starship creates possibilities for new missions, including space telescopes even larger than the James Webb."
Super Heavy is the first stage, or booster, of the Starship launch system. Powered by 33 Raptor engines using sub-cooled liquid methane (CH4) and liquid oxygen (LOX), Super Heavy is fully reusable and will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere to land back at the launch site.
"The Raptor engine is a reusable methalox staged-combustion engine that powers the Starship launch system. Raptor engines began flight testing on the Starship prototype rockets in July 2019, becoming the first full-flow staged combustion rocket engine ever flown."
Raptor Engine Parameters:
Diameter: 1.3m/4ft
Height: 3.1m/10.2ft
Thrust: 230tf/500 klbf
Download the Free Starship User Guide (PDF):
https://www.spacex.com/media/starship_users_guide_v1.pdf
Video Credit: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)
Duration: 2 minutes, 22 seconds
Release Date: April 4, 2024
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What's It Like To Be A Research Astronomer? Meet Ivy Wong | CSIRO
How galaxies regulate and retire from star formation is among the questions CSIRO science leader Ivy Wong's research seeks to solve as part of the space and astronomy team in Australia.
Ivy Wong's Official Biography:
https://people.csiro.au/W/I/Ivy-Wong
Stars, galaxies and gas clouds in space emit visible light as well as light from other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum in the form of radio waves, gamma rays, X-rays, and infrared radiation. Radio telescopes detect and amplify radio waves from space, turning them into signals that astronomers use to enhance our understanding of the Universe. They can be used day and night.
Learn more about radio astronomy:
https://www.csiro.au/en/research/technology-space/astronomy-space/What-is-radio-astronomy
Video Credit: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) [Australia]
Duration: 5 minutes
Release Date: April 2, 2024
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Boeing Starliner’s First Astronaut Flight: New Date Set | International Space Station
Following a review of the International Space Station operations, NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test now is targeting no earlier than Monday, May 6, 2024, for Starliner’s first launch with astronauts to the orbital complex. The date adjustment optimizes space station schedule of activities planned toward the end of April, including a cargo spacecraft undocking and a crew spacecraft port relocation required for Starliner docking. NASA and Boeing also are performing prelaunch closeout work and completing final certification for flight.
Starliner will carry NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to the space station for a docking to the forward port of the Harmony module. Ahead of Starliner’s launch, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crewmates will board the Dragon spacecraft, currently docked to the forward port, for a relocation to the zenith port of Harmony to allow for Starliner docking. The date shift also allows additional time for the crew aboard the microgravity laboratory to complete science and cargo logistics ahead of the departure of the Dragon cargo spacecraft.
As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, Starliner will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Williams and Wilmore will spend about a week docked to the space station ahead of a return to Earth in the western United States. The flight test will help NASA verify whether the Starliner system is ready to fly regular crew rotation missions to space station for the agency.
Image Description: The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is lifted at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral on May 4, 2022.
Through the Commercial Crew Program (CCP), NASA is working with business partners to build rockets and spacecraft. The Commercial Crew Program has made it possible for astronauts to launch to space from the United States once again.
https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
Image Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
Release Date: April 2, 2024
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Revelan detallada panorámica de 11 mil millones de años hacia el pasado del Universo
Cosmoview Episodio 78: Desde que comenzó el estudio del cielo en 2021, el Instrumento Espectroscópico de Energía Oscura (DESI por sus siglas en inglés) observa conjuntos de 5.000 galaxias cada 20 minutos de operación, totalizando más de 100 mil galaxias por noche en su búsqueda para crear el mayor mapa tridimensional del Universo jamás visto. Utilizando los datos del primer año del estudio, que contiene la mayor muestra espectroscópica extragaláctica jamás realizada, los astrónomos reportaron que fueron capaces de medir la historia de la expansión del Universo durante los últimos 11 mil millones de años con una precisión superior al 1%. Estas mediciones confirman los fundamentos de nuestro mejor modelo del Universo, al tiempo que se descubren algunas áreas tentadoras para explorar con más datos.
Credits:
Images and Videos: DESI Collaboration/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.T. Sparks/T. Slovinský/D. Kirkby/R. Proctor
Duration: 1 minute, 25 seconds
Release Date: April 4, 2024
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11 Billion Years Into the Past: Most Detailed View Ever of Our Expanding Universe
Cosmoview Episode 78: Since beginning its survey of the sky in 2021, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has observed a new set of 5,000 galaxies every 20 minutes, totaling more than 100,000 galaxies per night, in its quest to create the largest 3D map of the Universe ever. Using the survey’s first-year data, containing the largest extragalactic spectroscopic sample ever collected, astronomers report that they have measured the Universe’s expansion history over the last 11 billion years with a precision better than 1%. These measurements confirm the basics of our best model of the Universe, while also uncovering some tantalizing areas to explore with more data.
The Mayall Telescope is a four-meter (158 inches) reflector telescope in Arizona named after Nicholas U. Mayall. It saw first light on February 27, 1973, and was the second-largest telescope in the world at that time.
Credits:
Images and Videos: DESI Collaboration/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.T. Sparks/T. Slovinský/D. Kirkby/R. Proctor
Duration: 1 minute, 25 seconds
Release Date: April 4, 2024
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NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV): Lunar Dawn Concept Illustrations | Artemis Program
These are Lunar Dawn concept illustrations of a NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) rover for Artemis astronauts. NASA has selected the Lunar Dawn team to develop a next-generation lunar terrain vehicle under its LTV contract as part of the Artemis program.
Led by Lunar Outpost, the Lunar Dawn team includes Lockheed Martin, GM, Goodyear and MDA Space. The lunar terrain vehicle enables unprecedented exploration of the Moon with autonomous, telerobotic and manual operation, providing unmatched capabilities through the application of aerospace and automotive innovations in power systems, reliability and mission operations.
Read more:
https://lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/lunar-mobility-vehicle.html
Image Credit: Lockheed Martin
Release Date: April 3, 2024
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"Opening The Moon for All" with NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle | Artemis Program
NASA has selected the Lunar Dawn team to develop a next-generation lunar terrain vehicle under its LTV contract as part of the Artemis program.
Led by Lunar Outpost, the Lunar Dawn team includes us, GM, Goodyear and MDA Space. The lunar terrain vehicle enables unprecedented exploration of the Moon with autonomous, telerobotic and manual operation, providing unmatched capabilities through the application of aerospace and automotive innovations in power systems, reliability and mission operations.
Read more:
https://lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/lunar-mobility-vehicle.html
Video Credit: Lockheed Martin
Duration: 1 minute
Release Date: April 3, 2024
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NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle | Artemis Moon Exploration Program
NASA hosted a news conference from the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, April 3, 2024, to announce the companies selected to move forward in the development of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle under the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) contract. The award leverages NASA’s expertise in developing and operating these next generation "Moon buggies" to build commercial capabilities that support scientific discovery and long-term human exploration on the Moon. NASA intends to begin using the LTV for crewed operations during the Artemis V mission on the surface of the Moon.
Video Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Producer: NASA/Jamie Quinn
Duration: 1 minute, 30 seconds
Release Date: April 3, 2024
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NASA's "Espacio a Tierra" | Una semana muy ocupada: 29 de marzo de 2024
Espacio a Tierra, la versión en español de las cápsulas Space to Ground de la NASA, te informa semanalmente de lo que está sucediendo en la Estación Espacial Internacional.
Aprende más sobre la ciencia a bordo de la estación espacial:
Ciencia de la NASA: https://ciencia.nasa.gov
Para obtener más información sobre la ciencia de la NASA, suscríbete al boletín semanal: https://www.nasa.gov/suscribete
Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Duration: 4 minutes, 14 seconds
Release Date: April 3, 2024
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Chasing the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse with NASA WB-57 High-altitude Jets
The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will produce stunning views across North America. While anyone along the eclipse path with a clear sky will see the spectacular event, the best view might be 50,000 feet in the air, aboard NASA’s WB-57 jet planes. This is where a trio of NASA-funded teams are sending their scientific instruments to take measurements of the eclipse.
Two teams will image the Sun’s outer atmosphere—the corona—and a third will measure the ionosphere, the upper electrically charged layer of Earth’s atmosphere. This information will help scientists better understand the structure and temperature of the corona, the effects of the Sun on Earth’s atmosphere, and even aid in the search of asteroids that may orbit near the Sun.
To learn more about eclipse safety visit:
View and download the eclipse map here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5073
Video Credit: NASA
Producer: Joy Ng (NIA)
Scientist: Amir Caspi (Southwest Research Institute)
Scientist: Shadia Habbal (Uni. of Hawaii)
Scientist: Bharat Kunduri (Virginia Tech)
Cinematographer: Josh Valcarcel (eMITS), Joy Ng (NIA)
Support: Lacey Young (MORI Associates)
Support: Peter Layshock (JSC)
Duration: 4 minutes, 19 seconds
Release Date: April 3, 2024
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🚨 NASA Internship Deadline: Friday, April 5, 2024 | See details below.🚨
Visit: intern.nasa.gov | See full list of internships with low applications further below.
Eligibility: U.S. Citizens | For international internships—citizens of a country with a current NASA agreement: https://lnkd.in/gEuQgzGE
Remember: Applications are due on April 5, 2024.
With less than a week left to apply for Fall 2024 internships, NASA's internship team has assembled this list of 100 current opportunities with fewer than 10 total applications.
To get started:
Head to stemgateway.nasa.gov and login or create an account.
Copy and paste the six-digit unique ID number for a role from the list below into the central search bar.
Review the specific details of the opportunity to see if you'd be a good fit.
If interested, click the large apply button in the top right of the position listing.
Repeat.
Application Tip:
In the application when asked "Why do you want this NASA Internship?" give an honest response which demonstrates your passion or what you can bring to the role. This is one of the few places in your application to make yourself stand out.
List of Opportunities:
1 Aeronautics at Ames Research Center Fall 2024 018368
2 Agile Business Analyst for NASA STEM Gateway 018370
3 CALPHAD applied to in-space laser manufacturing 017840
4 Evaluation of the mesosphere in GEOS-5 017849
5 Explorations Technology at Ames Research Center Fall 2024 018371
6 Human Landing System (HLS)-GNC Deep Space Navigation 018085
7 MELD Project Intern 018022
8 Space Operations Data Analytics & Knowledge Management Project 017905
9 Characterization of Nuclear Radiation Effects on SiC Sensors 018151
10 Dependency modeling 017936
11 Estimation of extreme values and tail probabilities for reliability analysis 018136
12 Hyperspectral Imaging 018004
13 NASA Spanish-language Journalism, Multimedia, Social Media Intern 017869
14 Polymer Electrolytes for All-Solid-State High Performance Batteries 017835
15 Project Management Dashboard Development 017827
16 Electrified Aircraft Interactive Visualization at NASA Graphics Lab 018047
17 Exploring the drivers of variation of evapotranspiration in the Southeastern U.S 018132
18 Fission Surface Power: Nuclear power on Moon&Mars for sustained human presence3 018141
19 Impacts of ISS on Drosophila CNS 018174
20 Material and Electrical Characterization of Metal contacts to SiC 018148
21 Particle Stoichiometry for Life Detection 017853
22 Science Internship at Ames Research Center Fall 2024 018369
23 Smoke Plume Monitoring Using TEMPO and Radar Measurements 017947
24 Two Phase Flow Experimental Research in Microgravity Fall 2024 018109
25 CFO Business Systems Operations POC - Sharepoint Transition 017555
26 Correlated Electromagnetic Levitation Actuator (CELA) 017249
27 Hybrid - DEIA & NExCT Support 018084
28 Onsite - Engineer/Researcher in the Bioengineering Branch 017731
29 STEM Engagement Support 018140
30 Sustainability Ambassador - Strategic Communications Support EPFD 017841
31 ASTRO CAMP Collaborative Partners Supporting Hispanic Programs in STEM 017959
32 ETD Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Actuator for nano-positioning 017892
33 Industrial Hygiene Intern 017763
34 Office of STEM Engagement Social and Digital Media Intern 018093
35 Safe, High Performing Battery Designs 018236
36 US Greenhouse Gas Center Program Support Intern 017897
37 Archives Intern - Langley Research Center (in-person) 018060
38 Characterization of high strain composite materials and structures 018183
39 Communications Support 018072
40 Cryogenic CFD RDRE Modeling 018074
41 Earth Information Center Coordinator 017845
42 High Temperature Oven Construction 018147
43 History of Student Engagement in the Earth Science Branch 017948
44 IR Spectroscopy 017822
45 ISS Water Recovery Management Modeling and Data Trending 017991
46 Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Actuator for nano-positioning 017864
47 Mars Mission Architecture Integration 018348
48 Mechanical and Electrical Optimization of the COSmIC facility 017823
49 Miniaturized instruments enabled by nanomaterials for space missions 017857
50 NASA Natural Resource Management Support 018168
51 Processing, Testing and Characterization of Light Weight Composite Conductors 017764
52 Safe DNN-enabled Autonomous Systems 017780
53 Structural Strength Test Instrumentation Engineer 017842
54 Telescope Structural Optimization 018149
55 Updating EMTAT Simulink graphical programming language 017990
56 Virtual: Indigenous Peoples Initiative Outreach 018207
57 Air quality prediction using TEMPO data 017926
58 Computational Materials-informed Q&C 017832
59 Computational Studies in Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics 018210
60 Design & Development of Molecular-based Laser Diagnostics 018209
61 Design of frequency selective surfaces (FSSs) and antennas on PCB and flexible s 017968
62 ETD Develop a verification methodology for fixed-point digital controllers 017894
63 Lunar Architecture Team 018037
64 NASA Audio Storytelling Internship 017867
65 Outreach Support for Scientific Computing Visualization Lab 017769
66 Precision Eddy Current Displacement Sensor 017866
67 Remote sensing of marine debris 018216
68 SMD - Office 365 Power Platform Development 017725
69 Soft Matter Science Research in Microgravity Fall 2024 018110
70 Water Resources Project Impact Follow up 018171
71 ABoVE Collaborations and Engagement Intern 018019
72 Advanced Deployment Mechanisms for Deployable Space Trusses 018182
73 Crater Navigation 017920
74 ETD Modular Mechanism Control Electronics for Spaceflight Instruments 017862
75 Fiber Optics Sensing System Electrical Engineering Fall 2024 018164
76 Gateway STEM outreach project 018092
77 Illustration/Graphic Design Intern 017733
78 Illustration/Graphic Design Intern 017954
79 Implementing the CSWA Strategic Plan 017900
80 KSC Energy and Water Conservation and Resiliency 017969
81 MPS Lifecycle Analysis Process Integration 017720
82 Nanoengineered multifunctional perovskites: 017933
83 ONSITE - Greater Heights VR Experience Development 018066
84 Onsite - Laser Spark Analysis 017791
85 Powder Removal In Microgravity Environments (PRIME) Project 018142
86 Structural Strength Test Engineer 017843
87 Towards Justified Confidence 017828
88 Uncovering the role of old growth forests on the terrestrial carbon cycle 018133
89 Virtual- Carbon Cycle Research with the CASA Model 018157
90 Battery Material Intern 018018
91 Characterization of a Composite Foldable Antenna Reflector for the Lunar Surface 018180
92 Coordination of NASA’s Water Quality and Coastal Relevant Activities 018170
93 EIC Web Designer 017846
94 Fission Surface Power: Nuclear power on Moon & Mars for sustained human presence2 018145
95 Impact Tool Suite for Medical System Trade Analyses ans Decision Support 018123
96 Modeling Mission Operations As A System 017983
97 Onsite - Bioengineering & Instrumentation Group Internship 018015
98 Onsite - Engineer/Researcher in the Bioengineering Branch 017870
99 Space Technology Communications and Outreach Intern 018115
100 Surface to Space: Bringing new data to ecosystem models 018135
Countries with a current NASA agreement: https://lnkd.in/gEuQgzGE
Australia: Victorian Space Science Education Center (VSSEC)
Brazil: Brazilian Space Agency (AEB)
Israel: Israel Space Agency (ISA)
Jordan: Crown Prince Foundation
Lithuania: Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA)
Mexico: Mexican Space Agency (AEM)
New Zealand: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
Norway: Norwegian Space Center (NSC)
Portugal: Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
South Korea: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Sweden: Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA)
Trinidad and Tobago: National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST)
United Arab Emirates (UAE): UAE Space Agency (UAESA)
Meet the Perseverance Rover's Mars Samples: Comet Geyser | NASA/JPL
Meet the 24th Martian sample collected by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover “Comet Geyser,” a sample taken from a region of Jezero Crater that is especially rich in carbonate, a mineral linked to habitability. When the rover used its abrasion bit to grind away the surface of the rock, cameras showed interesting and diverse textures. It also spotted silica and carbonate, minerals that scientists know have the highest potential to preserve signs of ancient life on Earth.
Could it have preserved signs of ancient life on Mars?
As of early April 2024, the Perseverance rover has collected and sealed 24 scientifically selected samples inside pristine tubes as part of the Mars Sample Return campaign. The next stage is to get them to Earth for study.
Considered one of the highest priorities by the scientists in the Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032, Mars Sample Return would be the first mission to return samples from another planet and provides the best opportunity to reveal the early evolution of Mars, including the potential for ancient life. NASA is teaming with the European Space Agency (ESA) on this important endeavor.
A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, as well as be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and dust).
Read about all the carefully selected samples: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-rock-samples
Learn more about the Mars Sample Return campaign: https://mars.nasa.gov/msr
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL/Purdue/USGS
Duration: 52 seconds
Release Date: April 3, 2024
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Probing Extreme Starburst Galaxy Messier 82 | James Webb Space Telescope
A team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to survey the starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82). Located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, this galaxy is relatively compact in size but hosts a frenzy of star formation activity. For comparison, M82 is sprouting new stars 10 times faster than the Milky Way galaxy.
Using Webb to inspect the activity in galaxies like these can deepen astronomers’ understanding of the early universe by getting a closer look at the physical conditions that foster the formation of new stars.
For more information about Webb, visit:
Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Paul Morris: Lead Producer
Isabelle Yan: Producer
Dr. Stefanie N Milam: Voiceover
Thaddeus Cesari: Script
Abigail Major, STScI: Script
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Duration: 1 minute, 55 seconds
Release Date: April 3, 2024
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Building a Lunar Space Station with European Partners: Gateway HALO | NASA
Release Date: April 2, 2024
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