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               Scientific Valuation of the                                        B4H 3rd Edition


               International Space Station









                                                                                       Scientific                                     Economic

                                                                                       Valuation                                      Valuation




                                                                                      SCIENTIFIC                                    ECONOMIC
                                                                                      VALUATION                                     VALUATION






                                                                           Scientific
               Since the launch of the first module, scientific results of the multidisciplinary                                                                                                            Economic
               research and technology activities performed on the International Space
               Station (ISS)— ranging from groundbreaking DNA amplification in space
               to analysis of the sun’s activity on Earth’s climate—have progressed steadily.
                                                                           Valuation
               Examples of a few of the scientific advancements highlighted in this section                                                                                                                   Valuation
               represent the work of more than 5,000 scientists on Earth, and demonstrate
               the unprecedented global impacts of the orbiting laboratory.






                                                                                                                                                                                                 Global
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Economic
                                                                                    Human                      Earth Observation                          Technology                          Education                       Development
                                                                                                                                                           Innovative
                                                                                    Health
                                                                                                                   and Disaster
                                                                        SCIENTIFIC                                                                                                                        ECONOMIC
                                                                                                                      Response
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 of Space

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                                                                Human                                                                         Earth Observation                                                                                                           Innovative                                                                                                  Global                                                                                  Economic





                                                                  Health                                                                                   and Disaster                                                                                                Technology                                                                                             Education                                                                                Development






                                                                                                                                                                Response                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         of Space
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