The United Arab Emirates announced on Sunday that it will suspend BlackBerry Messenger,or BBM, as well as email and mobile browsing services starting in October.

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Bigelow predicted that the primary customers will be upwardly mobile countries including Brazil, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates that "have a difficult time getting their astronauts into orbit" and could use a private space station to barter and build up prestige.

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