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- Data provided in value terms (US$)
- Market sizes for each nation split into six product breakdowns
- Import and export values for major importing and exporting countries,
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-Far East North America
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WASHINGTON, NASA has signed a cooperative agreement
with the University of North Dakota (UND), Grand Forks, to house and operate
the agency's DC-8 jet aircraft. The purpose of the agreement is to create a
National Suborbital Education and Research Center (NSERC) at the university
with the DC-8 suborbital laboratory as the centerpiece."
The DC-8 has been part of NASA science programs since 1986. It
maintains and operates 120 aircraft throughout the country, including 80
aircraft in Grand Forks.