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ISS National Lab Releases In-Space Production Applications Funding Opportunity

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory announced a new funding opportunity for concepts that further in-space production applications in the areas of advanced materials and manufacturing. In-space production applications is a strategic focus area for the ISS National Lab, and this research announcement is soliciting flight projects that can bring value to humanity and enable business models in low Earth orbit (LEO).

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  • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory announced a new funding opportunity for concepts that further in-space production applications in the areas of advanced materials and manufacturing.
  • In-space production applications is a strategic focus area for the ISS National Lab, and this research announcement is soliciting flight projects that can bring value to humanity and enable business models in low Earth orbit (LEO).
  • An example of a recent in-space production applications investigation awarded through a prior ISS National Lab opportunity is from Flawless Photonics .
  • To learn more about the ISS National Lab and the science that it sponsors, please visit our website .

ISS National Lab Announces STEM Education and Workforce Development Funding Opportunity

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

This ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) is open to U.S.-based institutions (academic, commercial, government, or not-for-profit) with a vested interest in workforce development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.

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  • This ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) is open to U.S.-based institutions (academic, commercial, government, or not-for-profit) with a vested interest in workforce development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.
  • The solicitation has up to $600,000 total allocated funding, with the expectation to award four to five projects.
  • The ISS National Lab will host an informational webinar for this solicitation on March 7, 2024, at 1 p.m. EST.
  • To learn more about the ISS National Lab and the science that it sponsors, please visit our website .

Crew-8 Astronauts to Support Variety of R&D Projects During Six-Month Science Expedition

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Monday, February 26, 2024

Findings will help advance cardiac disease modeling and could lead to the development of new therapies to treat heart disease in patients on Earth.

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  • Findings will help advance cardiac disease modeling and could lead to the development of new therapies to treat heart disease in patients on Earth.
  • Results from this could lead to improved therapeutics to treat an array of conditions.
  • A project from the National Stem Cell Foundation (NSCF) will continue to study the mechanisms behind neuroinflammation, a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Boeing partnered with NASA and the ISS National Lab, launching an investigation testing protocols for future Genes in Space™ student-led investigations.

Piero Cipollone: Preserving people’s freedom to use a public means of payment: insights into the digital euro preparation phase

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Our approach relies on a term structure model of traded headline inflation-linked swap rates, which we assume span core inflation.

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  • Our approach relies on a term structure model of traded headline inflation-linked swap rates, which we assume span core inflation.
  • The model provides estimates of market-based expectations for core inflation, as well as core inflation risk premia, at daily frequency, whereas core inflation expectations from surveys or macroeconomic projections are typically only available monthly or quarterly.

The Eurosystem policy response to developments in retail payments

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Retail payments are undergoing profound changes that are reshaping the European payments landscape.

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  • Retail payments are undergoing profound changes that are reshaping the European payments landscape.
  • The retail payments ecosystem and consumers’ attitudes and preferences are evolving and influencing one another.

Record Year Detailed in ISS National Laboratory® Annual Report

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

These successes and many others are highlighted in the ISS National Lab Annual Report for FY23 released today by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space™ (CASIS™).

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  • These successes and many others are highlighted in the ISS National Lab Annual Report for FY23 released today by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space™ (CASIS™).
  • CASIS has served as manager of the ISS National Lab for 12 years through a Cooperative Agreement with NASA.
  • Some highlights of FY23 accomplishments:
    Last year, 113 ISS National Lab-sponsored payloads were delivered to the space station—the most ever in a single fiscal year.
  • This brings the total number of peer-reviewed articles related to ISS National Lab R&D to more than 350.

EQS-News: OHB SE: Capital increase of EUR 77 million successfully completed

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

OHB SE's share capital was increased by 10 % against cash contributions, making partial use of the Authorized Capital 2020 and excluding shareholders' statutory subscription rights.

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  • OHB SE's share capital was increased by 10 % against cash contributions, making partial use of the Authorized Capital 2020 and excluding shareholders' statutory subscription rights.
  • A total of 1,746,809 new shares were issued as part of the capital increase for gross proceeds of around EUR 77 million.
  • The company's share capital therefore amounts to EUR 19,214,905.00, divided into 19,214,905 no-par value ordinary bearer shares with a calculated share in the share capital of EUR 1.00 each.
  • Marco Fuchs, CEO of OHB: "With the capital increase now completed, we have taken a further step towards our goal of becoming the leading provider of space solutions in Europe.

MicroVisionChain Celebrates First Anniversary: Mainnet Launch and F2pool Listing of SPACE

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Saturday, January 27, 2024

Macau, China , Jan. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MicroVisionChain (MVC), a high-performance Bitcoin layer 2 chain, is celebrating its first anniversary since the mainnet launch.

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  • Macau, China , Jan. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MicroVisionChain (MVC), a high-performance Bitcoin layer 2 chain, is celebrating its first anniversary since the mainnet launch.
  • MVC, which utilizes UTXO and PoW consensus, is renowned for its high performance, low fees, and decentralization.
  • Its native coin, SPACE, is a top 3 PoW chain in terms of hash rate and uses the same SHA256d mining algorithm as Bitcoin, making Bitcoin ASICs usable for mining space.
  • MVC's journey began with a fair launch on January 26, 2023, with no presale, VCs, ICO, IDO, or IPO.