MSF is known for its daunting missions, for treating overwhelming numbers of victims with limited resources in often deplorable conditions.

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Some of these NASA workers claim efforts to redeploy their skills in other areas come too late with just four shuttle missions remaining.

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Somerset-based 40 Commando was the first marine unit to serve in Afghanistan in 2001 - with missions in areas including Sangin, Nahr-e Saraj and Musa Qala.

BBC: Last Royal Marines leave Afghanistan

"We're handing off to the private sector our transportation to the International Space Station so that Nasa can focus on what we do best - exploring even deeper into our Solar System, with missions to an asteroid and Mars on the horizon, " explained agency administrator Charles Bolden.

BBC: SpaceX lifts off with ISS cargo

There are more than 1.4 million registered non-profits in the U.S., many with overlapping missions.

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