{"id":4985,"date":"2025-07-29T16:55:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.alker.co.uk\/?post_type=projects-delivered&#038;p=4985"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:08:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:08:26","slug":"nasa","status":"publish","type":"projects-delivered","link":"https:\/\/alker.co.uk\/?projects-delivered=nasa","title":{"rendered":"NASA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collaboration project between the renowned University of Edinburgh and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 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