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NASA Says It Added $64 Billion to US Economy in 2019

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   The U.S. space agency NASA released the results of its first-ever
   agency-wide economic impact study Friday, indicating its work generated
   more than $64 billion for the U.S. economy last year.

   In a release on its official website, NASA said through all its
   activities during fiscal year 2019, the agency supported more than
   312,000 jobs nationwide, and generated an estimated $7 billion in
   federal, state and local taxes throughout the country.

   NASA said it commissioned the study to better understand how the U.S.
   economy benefited from its work and paid back the investment by the
   federal government.

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