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USRA operates scientific institutes and facilities, and conducts other major research and educational programs, under Federal funding. USRA engages the university community and employs in-house scientific leadership, innovative research and development, and project management expertise.</h2><br/> </td> <td> <div id="headlines" class="right"> <h3><strong>Headlines and News</strong></h3><div class="right links"><a href="/web/20170527195459/http://www.usra.edu/news/pr/">More</a> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170527195459/http://newsroom.usra.edu/instrument-developed-by-scientists-at-nasausra--scheduled-for-launch-to-iss-on-june-1/"><span class="date">May 24, 2017</span><br/>Instrument developed by Scientists at NASA/USRA scheduled for Launch to ISS on June 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170527195459/http://newsroom.usra.edu/cygnus-resupply-vehicle--crv-7--launching-on-april-18-to-the-international-space-station/"><span class="date">April 18, 2017</span><br/>Cygnus Resupply Vehicle (CRV-7) Launching on April 18 to the International Space Station</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170527195459/http://www.naic.edu/~pradar/press/2014JO25.php"><span class="date">April 18, 2017</span><br/>Arecibo refines our knowledge of a potentially hazardous asteroid</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170527195459/http://newsroom.usra.edu/usra--personnel-featured-in-several-media-outlets-including-bbc/"><span class="date">April 14, 2017</span><br/>USRA PERSONNEL FEATURED IN SEVERAL MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING BBC</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170527195459/http://newsroom.usra.edu/usra--2017-annual-symposium/"><span class="date">April 14, 2017</span><br/>USRA AND GWU HOST THE 2017 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> <td> <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170527195459/https://twitter.com/USRAedu" data-widget-id="316283941575344129">Tweets by @USRAedu</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170527195459/https://www.facebook.com/USRAedu" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20170527195459im_/http://www.usra.edu/images/global/facebook.png" width="24" height="24" alt="facebook"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170527195459/https://twitter.com/USRAedu" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20170527195459im_/http://www.usra.edu/images/global/twitter.png" width="24" height="24" alt="twitter"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170527195459/https://www.linkedin.com/company/usra" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20170527195459im_/http://www.usra.edu/images/global/linkedin.png" width="24" height="24" alt="linkedin"/></a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div id="fb-root"></div> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; 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