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NASA Administrator To Speak At 2011 Air And Space Conference
 
 NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will speak on Monday, Sept. 19 at 20:00 GMT (4 p.m. EDT) at the Air Force Association's 2011 Air and Space Conference at the Gaylord Convention Centre at the National Harbour in Maryland. Bolden will announce developments in NASA's commercial space efforts, including new milestones for the commercial crew development program. He also will provide an update on the agency's acquisition strategy to procure transportation services from private industry to carry U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station.
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