The kind of things we're looking at, for example, are materials that provide radiation shielding that would be used on space missions, including manned ones to Mars.

Everybody is kind of looking at how we're going to provide these services. The convention center and the Dome aren't going to be open forever. These folks are potential residents of Harris County.

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“Baby, I’ve got no problem turning you around, propping you up on the sink and kissing you until you look at me.

None whatsoever. The biological specimens are sealed with multiple seals inside containers. And the viruses that are being flown present absolutely no hazard to the crew.

One of the things they do is bombard (organic materials, such as leather) with gamma rays radiation to kill whatever bacteria might be lurking inside of it. In some cases the artifacts are freeze-dried to achieve the same thing. In other cases they have to be placed in a biocide solution that kills the bacteria.

He was indeed the glass Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves.