In his "Space Project, " Vincent pays homage to the world's great centers of space exploration and study: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia, Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, various observatories and antenna arrays, and, most recently, the Ariane Space Center in French Guiana.

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And the fascination generated by further exploration will inspire our young people to study math and science and engineering and create a new generation of innovators and pioneers.

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"We think that the future may be sooner than some of us are considering, " Robert Hunter, president of ASRC Energy Services, which led the first major field study in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay with BP Alaska Exploration and the Department of Energy, told Petroleum News.

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The study found that slightly more oil and gas equipment suppliers were expecting growth than exploration and production firms.

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It is accelerating the ramp development and exploration drilling at the zone and is incorporating the results into a study on future phased expansion.

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