Finally, the City plans to establish a tech laboratory housed in its Union Station, where entrepreneurs can collaborate and test IT concepts.

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Armstrong spent seven years at NACA's high-speed flight station at Edwards Air Force Base in California, becoming one of the world's best test pilots.

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When it arrives at the space station in 2015, scientists will blow it up and let it sit for a few days to test for leaks.

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