And a long duration living and working in space is what the Space Station is all about -- to do the research and the science necessary to take us beyond Earth orbit.
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"This is the time when we have to say goodbye to our friends, our colleagues, the excellent crew of shuttle Atlantis that did an excellent job performing three EVAs, installing the new Russian module, having good fun, enjoying living on the station and working in space, " the ISS Expedition 23 commander Oleg Kotov told Ken Ham, who leads the Atlantis crew.
These are just two examples of companies working in the web and automotive space, but many other companies, including Microsoft, Intel, GM etc. are working in the same space.
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Now we're going to develop a permanently manned space station and new opportunities for free enterprise, because in the next decade Americans and our friends around the world will be living and working together in space.
There are many organizations working in this space, including MobileActive and Tactical Technology Collective.
Working in this space for three months is mandatory (a maximum of six optional) as is surrendering 40 percent equity.
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"I generally need to be working in a space with other people, " said Mr. Ades, who said he often rides his bike to different workspaces.
In 2005, he struck out on his own, crowdfunding a product before starting a co-working space in Hong Hong called Boot.hk.
The Internet gold-rush of the past few years has increased demand for living and working space in the city.
And now, LeCamping sits right on top of that old economy, looking a bit like squatters and working in an open space with picnic tables.
Tony Hsieh, Zappos' chief executive, is also developing a large co-working space in downtown Las Vegas, and Zappos employees are encouraged to work out of co-working facilities, the company says.
One of the key technologies that is needed is a means to recycle water from astronauts back into a drinkable form, along with radiation shielding and developing ways of working and living in space for prolonged periods.
Stepping away from the accelerator model (find existing exciting startups that are doing innovative things, provide them with mentors and a working space in return for equity), Berlin appears to be favoring the incubator (create companies that target specific and identified markets, hire smart people to run with the idea and provide them with the tools to execute).
Working at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, his first job at NASA was working on the space shuttle.
Every leader and entrepreneur must spend a good deal of their working life in the team space.
Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot in space, currently is working with astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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One of the first recipients of the award money will be Abney Park cemetery in Hackney, London, which is working to create a green community space in the inner city.
With an MBA and background in computer science, she was one of few women working in the high-tech space.
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"One of the ways these discs could be reused is as a radiation shield because there's a lot of plastic packaging in the trash, " Mary Hummerick, a Qinetiq North America microbiologist at Kennedy Space Center in Florida working on the project, said in a statement.
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For months, the General Services Administration has been working to set up office space in the building for 500 people.
"Andy is a Silicon Valley visionary, and his breadth and depth of experience working in the mobile and digital media space will be invaluable as we continue to grow and bring the Leap to market, " said Buckwald.
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In some cases, the disagreement is what you may think: a spouse who has worked as a homemaker may be worried about the disruption caused by the working spouse suddenly taking up space in the house, with not much to do.
Drew Jones, co-author of a book on co-working, thinks that there is scope to turn empty retail space in the suburbs of big cities into large co-working facilities.
He has also been working in a new project entitled "Immersive Space" (Cocoon), which is developing new ways of interacting across the web and beyond in 3D.
That energy today is now being translated into coworking, defined by Mashable as the global movement of independent working communities joining together in the same shared space to work alongside each other.
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As well as the turf, Villa were also doing their best to stop the Blues from hitting their stride by working hard to limit any space for Lampard in midfield and chasing back when Cole or Malouda tried to attack down the wings.
In addition to working towards building a Lunar space elevator, LiftPort also has its eyes on more down-to-Earth concerns, suggesting that its technology could also be deployed during emergency situations to help provide camera support to locate victims so they can be found and aided by responders.
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The hottest virtual market around today seems to be in Entropia Universe, a space bound MMO best known for having an actual working economy based on real money, which results in headlines like this.
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