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‘Better than before’: WA reopens historic Capitol campus building

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More than two years of construction and $131 million later, a historic building on the Washington state Capitol campus is reopening.  A cadre of top state officials cut the ribbon and welcomed the public into the transformed Joel Pritchard Building on the south side of campus Thursday afternoon.  Lt. Gov. Denny Heck said the 77,000-square-foot…

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NASA Welcomes Côte d’Ivoire as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

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Côte d’Ivoire signed the Artemis Accords on Thursday as the 75th signatory during a signing ceremony in the nation’s largest city Abidjan, marking the largest milestone yet for the international coalition of like-minded countries committed to peaceful and responsible space exploration. “The United States and Côte d’Ivoire already cooperate on Earth,” said NASA’s Deputy Administrator…

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NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-14 Assignments for Space Station Mission

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Four crew members from three space agencies will launch to the International Space Station no earlier than spring 2027 for a long-duration science expedition as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission. NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Chris Birch will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Makoto Suwa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut…

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Pacific Power to charge new Oregon data centers for all costs associated with growing energy need

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Oregon’s second largest investor-owned electric utility could soon directly assign the costs of new energy projects and infrastructure needed for data centers to data center operators. Pacific Power last week agreed to the deal following months of negotiations with staff of the Oregon Public Utility Commission, the watchdog Citizens’ Utility Board and a handful of…