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ANIL MENON VINOD KHOSLA

NASA Astronaut arrives at Venture Capitalist Buys Seattle

Space Station Seahawks for Historic $9.6 Billion

Washington, DC Seattle, WA

ASA astronaut Anil Menon he Seattle Seahawks are
and Roscosmos cosmonauts poised to begin a new chapter
NPyotr Dubrov and Anna Kiki- Tunder fresh ownership, as Indi-
na arrived safely at the International an-American billionaire and venture
Space Station on Tuesday, increasing capitalist Vinod Khosla, along with
the orbiting laboratory’s crew com- his family, has agreed to purchase the
plement to 10 for the next two weeks. NFL franchise from the estate of late
The three astronauts launched Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The
aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft landmark acquisition, valued at a re-
from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in cord $9.6 billion, marks the most ex-
Kazakhstan. Following a three-hour pensive sale of an NFL team to date.
journey spanning two orbits of Earth, The Estate of Paul G. Allen an-
the spacecraft successfully docked nounced it has entered into a formal
with the station’s Prichal module. sale agreement with an ownership
During his stay aboard the station, Menon will conduct scientific research group led by the Khosla family, in-
and technology demonstrations aimed at advancing human space exploration cluding Vinod Khosla, for the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise. The Khosla
and benefiting life on Earth. He will continue research to refine in-space pro- family will become the team’s controlling owner.
duction of semiconductor crystals to enable the large-scale manufacturing of “We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Sea-
components needed for high-performance computers, artificial intelligence, hawks. We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created
and improved medical devices. Menon also will perform ultrasound using and to earning the trust of the Seahawks organization and fans everywhere,”
augmented reality and artificial intelligence methods that could eliminate said Vinod Khosla, on behalf of the Khosla family.
the need for medical support from Earth on future space missions. He will Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction remains sub-
be a test subject helping researchers understand how blood flow is affected ject to NFL approval in the months ahead.
in space to protect future astronauts. He also will test bioprinting vascular
constructs in microgravity to improve understanding of the aging process to To read more about Indian diaspora and Global Indians, log on to and follow
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