{"id":141303,"date":"2022-07-21T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-481396"},"modified":"2023-12-22T10:30:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T15:30:43","slug":"nasa-vertiport-research-takes-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/nasa-vertiport-research-takes-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Vertiport Research Takes Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">4 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">NASA Vertiport Research Takes Flight<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_altax_pitch_093021.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_altax_pitch_093021.jpeg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A NASA Alta-X drone operated by NASA researchers flies over NASA Langley?s City Environment Range Testing for Autonomous Integrated Navigation (CERTAIN)\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 60% 47%; object-position: 60% 47%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_altax_pitch_093021.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_altax_pitch_093021.jpeg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_altax_pitch_093021.jpeg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_altax_pitch_093021.jpeg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_altax_pitch_093021.jpeg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_altax_pitch_093021.jpeg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_altax_pitch_093021.jpeg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_altax_pitch_093021.jpeg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_altax_pitch_093021.jpeg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">An Alta-X drone operated by NASA researchers flies over NASA Langley\u2019s City Environment Range Testing for Autonomous Integrated Navigation (CERTAIN) as part of the Advanced Air Mobility project’s High Density Vertiplex (HDV) testing in April 2022.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA\/Robert Lorkiewicz<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the coming years and decades, NASA wants to bring new and innovative aviation services to areas across the country, which will likely mean more helicopter-style aircraft in the skies. NASA researchers recently completed a series of tests to help make that vision into a reality: simulating a facility where large volumes of vertical take-off and landing aircraft can operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/drones-and-you-subtopic\/\">Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)<\/a> project works to help emerging aviation markets safely develop air transportation systems to move people and cargo. Its High Density Vertiplex (HDV) subproject seeks to develop the infrastructure needed to support those systems. Much of the country\u2019s air infrastructure is dedicated to airplanes. But in the future vertiports will become increasingly important, especially in urban areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and the agency\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley, recently completed a series of HDV tests that marked the first Level-1 milestone for AAM, a significant step toward the future or urban flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers faced three unique challenges. First up, developing a prototype Urban Air Mobility ecosystem that met several key requirements, including automated systems for aircraft operations, airspace management, ground control and fleet management.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/roam_robert_bill_092821_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/roam_robert_bill_092821_0.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Langley ROAM HDV AOA AAM\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/roam_robert_bill_092821_0.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/roam_robert_bill_092821_0.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/roam_robert_bill_092821_0.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/roam_robert_bill_092821_0.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/roam_robert_bill_092821_0.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/roam_robert_bill_092821_0.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/roam_robert_bill_092821_0.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/roam_robert_bill_092821_0.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/roam_robert_bill_092821_0.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Researchers at NASA Langley conduct command and control operation within the Remote Operations for Autonomous Missions lab. Researchers are able to simulate urban air mobility flights and monitor live flights from within the facility.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cSeveral aspects of Urban Air Mobility will require a different approach to aircraft operations,\u201d said Lou Glaab, technology lead for HDV. \u201cOne aspect is the anticipated high-density operations requiring many aircraft to operate in an area simultaneously. We expect air traffic density beyond current traffic levels at airports, which demands a more automated approach to air traffic management.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increasing automation will also help make AAM innovations profitable and affordable by a large percentage of potential markets, a critical aspect of implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn order to enhance the ability to be profitable, having the option to remove the pilot needs to be possible,\u201d Glaab said. \u201cAs a result, many traditional roles of the on-board pilot will need to be automated such as traffic collision avoidance, health monitoring, and emergency landings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_alta8_n559_lou_mark_carry_over_bridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_alta8_n559_lou_mark_carry_over_bridge.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Langley HDV CERTAIN AOA UAM AAM\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_alta8_n559_lou_mark_carry_over_bridge.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_alta8_n559_lou_mark_carry_over_bridge.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_alta8_n559_lou_mark_carry_over_bridge.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_alta8_n559_lou_mark_carry_over_bridge.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_alta8_n559_lou_mark_carry_over_bridge.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_alta8_n559_lou_mark_carry_over_bridge.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_alta8_n559_lou_mark_carry_over_bridge.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_alta8_n559_lou_mark_carry_over_bridge.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/certain_alta8_n559_lou_mark_carry_over_bridge.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Researchers carry a small unmanned aerial system, or sUAS, out to the launch area of CERTAIN. CERTAIN allows different research teams to fly various autonomous vehicles for a variety of autonomous system testing.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The second big challenge for HDV: developing proposed flight operations for remotely piloted aircraft in urban areas beyond their operators\u2019 lines-of-sight. To create this proposal, known as a safety case, the researchers used aircraft operating at Langley\u2019s City Environment Range Testing for Autonomous Integrated Navigation \u2013 first in simulation, then live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the aircraft was flying at the Langley range, their pilots were controlling them remotely from Ames\u2019 Airspace Operations Laboratory, while the team members acting as simulated fleet and vertiport managers worked from a third facility \u2013 Ames\u2019 Autonomous Vehicles Operations Laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe vertiport manager could perform tasks such as simulated vertiport closures to trigger vehicle re-routes to alternate vertiports,\u201d Glaab said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Ames HDV Airspace Operations Laboratory\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg 4928w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg?resize=2048,1363 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg?resize=1200,799 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acd22-0019-0211.jpeg?resize=2000,1331 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA researcher Connie Brasil sits in the Airspace Operations Laboratory at Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The HDV project was able to perform a variety of flight tests while communicating to each other and the vehicles from coast to coast.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>HDV\u2019s third objective of HDV was to demonstrate automated capabilities while still flying within visual line-of-sight. Some of the testing scenarios included standard A to B flights, flights that got re-routed to alternate vertiports, simulated emergencies, and flight tests with multiple vehicles performing autonomous \u2018detect-and-avoid\u2019 functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These flight tests were also performed using extended visual line of sight operations with ground control station operators in Langley\u2019s Remote Operations for Autonomous Missions interacting with the fleet managers and vertiport managers at Ames\u2019 labs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese operations have to be well-coordinated and resilient to disruptions in order to achieve the levels of activities we anticipate,\u201d said Jeff Homola, acting subproject manager for HDV at Ames. \u201cOur team is focusing its efforts on developing, testing, and evaluating the systems and technologies to give the industry and the FAA insight into this future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having completed the three challenges and reaching their first 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300px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">4 min read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"related-article-title\">Globetrotting NASA Research Model Increases Accuracy<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15 hours ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/natural-disasters\/nasa-announces-new-system-to-aid-disaster-response\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  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id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Missions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/plugins\/nasa-blocks\/assets\/images\/topic-cards\/topic-card-sample-1.jpg\" ><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Humans in Space<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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