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Russian institute plans all-female simulated moon mission for end of 2015
Read more →: Russian institute plans all-female simulated moon mission for end of 2015Following from their Mars-500 “long duration” simulation in 2011-2012, the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow, Russia, has…
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Uranus, Neptune in NASA’s sights for new robotic mission
Read more →: Uranus, Neptune in NASA’s sights for new robotic missionNASA’s Voyager 2 mission captured this image of Uranus during its January 1986 flyby, the only encounter with…
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Es’hailSat Building New Teleport by 2017
Read more →: Es’hailSat Building New Teleport by 2017[Via Satellite 08-25-2015] Qatari satellite company Es’hailSat has selected a 50,000 square meter site north of the city…
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Dwarf planet Ceres’ puzzling ‘pyramid’ mountain gets close-up from NASA’s Dawn probe
Read more →: Dwarf planet Ceres’ puzzling ‘pyramid’ mountain gets close-up from NASA’s Dawn probeNASA’s Dawn spacecraft spotted this tall, conical mountain on Ceres from a distance of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers).…
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Pluto, we have a problem: Some geographical names may not fly on official maps
Read more →: Pluto, we have a problem: Some geographical names may not fly on official mapsThe heart-shaped area that’s prominent in this New Horizons picture of Pluto is known as Tombaugh Regio. (Credit:…
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Jeff Bezos set to announce big news about Blue Origin’s Florida launch plans
Read more →: Jeff Bezos set to announce big news about Blue Origin’s Florida launch plansAmazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, inspects Blue Origin’s launch facility in West Texas before a test flight in…
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Lockheed Martin Triples Capability of Lightweight Cooling System for Satellites
Read more →: Lockheed Martin Triples Capability of Lightweight Cooling System for Satellites[Via Satellite 08-25-2015] Lockheed Martin scientists have improved threefold the power density of the company’s High Power Microcryocooler.…
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ULA utilizing OVI to reduce vehicle integration timeline
Read more →: ULA utilizing OVI to reduce vehicle integration timelineUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed its first processing flow utilizing Off-site Vertical Integration (OVI) ahead of the…
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Newtec, Intelsat Set New Spectral Efficiency Record
Read more →: Newtec, Intelsat Set New Spectral Efficiency Record[Via Satellite 08-24-2015] Newtec together with Intelsat, have achieved a world first for the amount of throughput in…
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Optus Offers Satellite Backup Service for SME Customers
Read more →: Optus Offers Satellite Backup Service for SME Customers[Via Satellite 08-24-2015] Australian satellite operator Optus Satellite has launched a new service for Small to Medium Enterprise…
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Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK Sign Multiyear Propellant and Pressurant Tank Contract
Read more →: Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK Sign Multiyear Propellant and Pressurant Tank Contract[Via Satellite 08-24-2015] Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with Orbital ATK for propellant and pressurant tanks for…
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Japanese HTV supply carrier reaches space station
Read more →: Japanese HTV supply carrier reaches space stationJapan’s fifth HTV cargo freighter is seen in the grasp of the space station’s robotic arm Monday. Credit:…