NASA added a launch option
A place on the contract was not a flight order.
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In this lesson: Identify the service NASA added and the end of the ordering period.
Grammar in this story: While for contrasting roles or situations
while work can continue through December 2032
“While” can compare two different situations. Example: “Mina checks facts, while Ali checks spelling.” The contrast need not describe a cause.
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Which service was added, and did that mean a launch had happened?
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NASA added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9×4 service. That made it an option for future work, not a launch that had already happened.
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