Joan Johnson-Freese of the U.S.Naval War College in Rhode Island says that even without a manned Moon mission, the U.S.still will be the biggest player in space.
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He and his team are taking the next few weeks to gather interest from students and backers alike, before fully opening the platform in September to students and recent alumni at its first five schools, Arizona State University, Dartmouth College, RhodeIsland School of Design, University of Michigan and University of Washington.
This is my ninth visit to Israel in the past 25 years, and I'm always reminded ofcollege and my first reporting job in RhodeIsland: Everything is so close.