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Record numbers apply to become a NASA astronaut
Read more →: Record numbers apply to become a NASA astronautNASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren aboard the International Space Station last year. Credit: NASA A record number of would-be…
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SES Pushes for 5G Deployment in Europe
Read more →: SES Pushes for 5G Deployment in Europe[Via Satellite 02-22-2016] During the GSMA Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona, Spain, SES announced it is…
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DigitalGlobe Forms Joint Venture to Develop SmallSats in Saudi Arabia
Read more →: DigitalGlobe Forms Joint Venture to Develop SmallSats in Saudi Arabia[Via Satellite 02-22-2016] DigitalGlobe has formed a joint venture with TAQNIA, a firm dedicated to accelerating technology development…
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Apollo 10’s moon music mystery revisited
Read more →: Apollo 10’s moon music mystery revisitedApollo 10’s Gene Cernan, Tom Stafford and John Young sit for their official portrait. (Credit: NASA) Where did…
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Falcon 9 clears static fire test before launch this week
Read more →: Falcon 9 clears static fire test before launch this weekThe Falcon 9 rocket’s nine Merlin 1D first stage engines fired Monday while the booster was on Cape…
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Inmarsat Completes Fleet Xpress Trial in Antarctic, Signs Commercial Order
Read more →: Inmarsat Completes Fleet Xpress Trial in Antarctic, Signs Commercial Order[Via Satellite 02-22-2016] Inmarsat, together with Global Marine Networks and Network Innovations, announced the successful trial and subsequent…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 conducts Static Fire ahead of SES-9 launch
Read more →: SpaceX Falcon 9 conducts Static Fire ahead of SES-9 launchSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has conducted her Static Fire test on Monday, a dress rehearsal milestone ahead of Wednesday’s…
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U.S. resupply ship headed for space station to launch March 22
Read more →: U.S. resupply ship headed for space station to launch March 22OA-6 patch. Credit: Orbital ATK CAPE CANAVERAL — Signs that a launch to the International Space Station is…
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Get in touch with the stratosphere through Microsoft’s Pegasus II balloon mission
Read more →: Get in touch with the stratosphere through Microsoft’s Pegasus II balloon missionThe sun shines above the clouds in a view captured by the Pegasus I balloon experiment. (Credit: MIcrosoft…
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Moon stamps make a full-moon debut
Read more →: Moon stamps make a full-moon debutYou can get 10 “Global Forever” moon stamps on a sheet that looks like the night sky looming…
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18,300 applicants face 1-in-2,000 chance of being picked for astronaut job at NASA
Read more →: 18,300 applicants face 1-in-2,000 chance of being picked for astronaut job at NASANASA astronaut Scott Kelly snaps a selfie during a spacewalk at the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA) You…
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Photos: Cygnus cargo ship’s departure from International Space Station
Read more →: Photos: Cygnus cargo ship’s departure from International Space StationThe Orbital ATK commercial Cygnus resupply vessel departed the International Space Station on Friday after 72 days spent…