Then the four-time Oscar-nominated star strides over with her hand out as the crew convulses with laughter at a joke she just cracked.

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Modern ships are getting bigger and harder to navigate, and increasing costs mean fewer crew members at hand on ships.

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It will probably direct that development of a new heavy lift launch vehicle begin much sooner based on technology already in hand, and that the crew capsule being developed for the canceled Constellation program be retained for other purposes.

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