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Space Stake Looms Over Cities and Firms in Era of Space Race
Hundreds of companies and dozens of American communities hold a space stake totaling about 15 billion dollars as NASA spending climbs from 339 million in 1959 and aims for moonward goals. Shifts in defense orders and the volatile futures of space hardware affect stock values and local economies.
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New York
Defense Department
National Aeronautics and Space _ Administration
Moon