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Avanti Communications Awarded UK Universal Broadband Contract
Read more →: Avanti Communications Awarded UK Universal Broadband Contract[Via Satellite 12-07-2015] BT has signed a new contract with Avanti Communications to include the operator’s satellite communications…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket aims for International Space Station
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rocket aims for International Space StationA collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the Orbital…
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Atlas 5/Cygnus post-launch news conference
Read more →: Atlas 5/Cygnus post-launch news conferenceWatch the post-launch news conference from the Kennedy Space Center following the successful launch of an Atlas 5…
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Ex-Im Bank Restored with Greater Ethics and Risk Oversight
Read more →: Ex-Im Bank Restored with Greater Ethics and Risk Oversight[Via Satellite 12-07-2015] The United States government has restored the Export Import Bank of America (Ex-Im Bank) with…
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Orbital ATK’s Upgraded Cygnus Makes Debut Flight on ULA Atlas 5
Read more →: Orbital ATK’s Upgraded Cygnus Makes Debut Flight on ULA Atlas 5[Via Satellite 12-07-2015] Orbital ATK competed its fourth Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA Dec. 6 using…
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Russian military satellites orbited by stripped-down Soyuz rocket
Read more →: Russian military satellites orbited by stripped-down Soyuz rocketA Russian satellite reportedly designed to demonstrate sensors to track enemy submarines and a passive secondary spacecraft to…
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Atlas 5 rocket sends Cygnus in hot pursuit of space station
Read more →: Atlas 5 rocket sends Cygnus in hot pursuit of space stationCAPE CANAVERAL — Bound for an orbital rendezvous with the International Space Station on Wednesday, a commercial Cygnus…
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It’s a first! Atlas 5 rocket sends Cygnus cargo ship (with HoloLens) to space station
Read more →: It’s a first! Atlas 5 rocket sends Cygnus cargo ship (with HoloLens) to space stationA United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket rises from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station…
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Cygnus returns to space via Atlas V launch
Read more →: Cygnus returns to space via Atlas V launchOrbital ATK’ Cygnus resupply spacecraft finally returned to flight on Sunday following weather scrubs over numerous recent attempts.…
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Japanese probe fires rockets to steer into orbit at Venus
Read more →: Japanese probe fires rockets to steer into orbit at VenusUpdated at 0315 GMT (10:15 p.m. EST) Artist’s concept of the Akatsuki spacecraft. Five years after missing a…
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Video: Liftoff of Atlas 5 on space station cargo mission
Read more →: Video: Liftoff of Atlas 5 on space station cargo missionA replay of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching the Orbital ATK’s commercial Cygnus cargo freighter…
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NASA’s New Horizons probe sends its closest close-up of Pluto
Read more →: NASA’s New Horizons probe sends its closest close-up of PlutoA heart-shaped patch of nitrogen-rich ice (outlined in red) lies next to a mountain range on Pluto, as…