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UW researchers trace a connection between the moon and the rain
Read more →: UW researchers trace a connection between the moon and the rainReadings from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, shown in this artist’s conception, provided evidence to support a link…
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GPS satellite moves to Atlas 5 facility for launch next Friday
Read more →: GPS satellite moves to Atlas 5 facility for launch next FridayFile photo of GPS satellite lift atop Atlas 5. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — After a quarter-century readying…
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ILS Proton M successfully launches Eutelsat-9B
Read more →: ILS Proton M successfully launches Eutelsat-9BInternational Launch Services (ILS) successfully utilized its Proton M rocket to launch the Eutelsat-9B communications satellite on a…
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Live coverage: Proton fires into space with Eutelsat 9B
Read more →: Live coverage: Proton fires into space with Eutelsat 9BLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Proton rocket with the Eutelsat 9B communications satellite. Text…
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ViaSat Providing Terminals for Apache AH-64E Guardian Helicopters
Read more →: ViaSat Providing Terminals for Apache AH-64E Guardian Helicopters[Via Satellite 01-29-2016] ViaSat received a contract from Boeing to supply approximately 90 Link 16 Small Tactical Terminals…
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QB50 Launch Switches from Alcantara Cyclone Space to NanoRacks and Kosmotras
Read more →: QB50 Launch Switches from Alcantara Cyclone Space to NanoRacks and Kosmotras[Via Satellite 01-29-2016] QB50, a project to launch 50 CubeSats for researching the Earth’s atmosphere, has shifted plans…
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U.S. debates Atlas V RD-180 engine ban, ULA’s non-bid for military launch
Read more →: U.S. debates Atlas V RD-180 engine ban, ULA’s non-bid for military launchThe U.S. Congress is debating the reinstatement of a purchasing ban on Russian RD-180 engines – the heart of…
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Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space Tap Air Liquide for Xenon Satellite Fuel
Read more →: Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space Tap Air Liquide for Xenon Satellite Fuel[Via Satellite 01-29-2016] European satellite manufacturers Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space have signed two multiyear…
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Water ice abounds in Pluto’s frigid bedrock
Read more →: Water ice abounds in Pluto’s frigid bedrockThis false-color image, derived from observations in infrared light by the Ralph/Linear Etalon Imaging Spectral Array (LEISA) instrument,…
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RR Media Joins Eutelsat’s African Broadband Initiative
Read more →: RR Media Joins Eutelsat’s African Broadband Initiative[Via Satellite 01-29-2016] RR Media is partnering with Eutelsat to support the operator’s African satellite broadband initiative through…
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Raytheon Awarded $564 Million JPSS Instrument Contract
Read more →: Raytheon Awarded $564 Million JPSS Instrument Contract[Via Satellite 01-29-2016] NASA has awarded Raytheon a $564 million contract modification for two satellite sensors as part…
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Long March-6 Launch Made the Top Sci-tech News List of 2015
Read more →: Long March-6 Launch Made the Top Sci-tech News List of 2015BEIJING, Jan. 26 (China Space News) — The top science and technology news of 2015 was announced in…