The first space race was a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for national pride and military advantage. Now NASA is farming out missions to private companies, and other countries have joined the race — notably China and India. The moon and Mars remain tantalizing goals for many nations, as are the technological advances that space exploration can drive.
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Since the space shuttle program ended in 2011, NASA, as the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is better known, had relied on Russia to ferry U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station, which has orbited Earth for two decades. That changed in 2020 when billionaire Elon Musk's company, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, flew its first crewed missions, powered by reusable boosters that dramatically cut launch costs. Boeing Co.
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Questions about airport, proposed plant, need answers
Two months or so ago, I stopped by the Gadsden city government offices and formally requested a copy of the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport budget for 2020. I also requested a copy of the 2019 airport budget and the airport's performance to budget 2019.
It was a simple request by a resident of Gadsden, but more than a month passed and I received no response.
I was finally notified by a city official that the city had no airport budget nor could it get one for me. I was told the Gadsden Airport Authority's board of directors had to approve my request.
Are bots eating your Facebook budget?
In an increasingly digitised world, social media has arguably become the most powerful and influential tool at the disposal of businesses, both large and small.
With more than 3.6 billion active social media users worldwide today, it is no surprise that many companies view it as an unparalleled means of marketing their products and services to new and otherwise unreachable audiences, as well as an opportunity to better understand consumer demand and habits.
Italian Pandemic Decree Complicates F1 Budget Cap Mandates for Ferarri
While the biggest-spending Formula 1 teams—namely Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull—are bracing for staff reductions as F1 enters a budget cap era in 2021, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is hoping for a little pandemic relief to the plan.
F1 teams have agreed to a $145 million budget cap for 2021. That cap is a soft cap in that many expenses are not factored into the cap, including drivers marketing costs, driver salaries and the costs of the team's three highest paid personnel. Still, the sports "Big Three" are believed to be spending more than $400 million annually on their programs.
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Gazprom : Management Committee endorses drafts of investment program and budget for 2021 |
The Management Committee also endorsed the drafts of the investment program and budget (financial plan) for 2021.
As per the draft investment program for 2021, the overall amount of investments will be RUB 902.413 billion, including RUB 864.062 billion for capital investments, RUB 20.764 billion allocated for the acquisition of non-current assets, and RUB 17.587 billion assigned for long-term financial investments.
Pursuant to the draft budget (financial plan) of Gazprom for 2021, the financial borrowings (without intra-Group borrowings) will total RUB 511.626 billion. The endorsed financial plan will provide for a full coverage of the Company's liabilities without a deficit. Decisions on debt financing under the Borrowing Program will be made on the basis of the market conditions, liquidity and Gazprom's financing needs.
Weatherly OKs 2021 budget with no tax increase – Times News Online
The $5,354,846 budget funds includes some projects for 2021, including replacing old switches within the electrical system, upgrading equipment at the sewer plant, and painting the water tank.
The borough will also buy a new pickup truck for the street department, and complete the purchase of the new bucket truck for the electric department.
New expenses will be the costs of maintaining the magistrate's space, the old borough building, and soon, the old Weatherly ambulance association building.
Campari UK pleads companies donate unused Xmas party budgets - Drinks International - The global
“That’s why we’re calling on the UK business community to donate a small part of what they’ve saved from cancelling this year’s Christmas celebration events to the Shaken Not Broken Fund.
Ross Carter, CEO of The Drinks Trust, added: “We are incredibly thankful to Campari UK for running this fantastic initiative aimed at raising valuable donations for The Drinks Trust and thank you also to all the companies that have already signed up to donate a proportion of their staff party spend for 2020.
Budget Apps Market Size And Forecast (2020-2026)| With Post Impact Of Covid-19 By Top Leading
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