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NASA eyes ion engines for Mars orbiter launching in 2022
Read more →: NASA eyes ion engines for Mars orbiter launching in 2022India’s Mars Orbiter Mission captured this image of the red planet soon after arriving in September 2014. Credit:…
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Reader-submitted shots of Falcon 9 launch
Read more →: Reader-submitted shots of Falcon 9 launchSpaceflight Now readers sent in photos of Sunday’s blastoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral,…
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Falcon 9 Dual Launch Lofts Two All-Electric Satellites
Read more →: Falcon 9 Dual Launch Lofts Two All-Electric Satellites[Via Satellite 03-02-2015] At 10:50 p.m. EST March 1, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the ABS…
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Inmarsat Teams with AirServices Australia to Trial Commercial ADS-C
Read more →: Inmarsat Teams with AirServices Australia to Trial Commercial ADS-C[Via Satellite 03-02-2015] AirServices Australia has teamed with Inmarsat and other aviation stakeholders to trial improved flight tracking…
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NASA probe closes in on dwarf planet Ceres
Read more →: NASA probe closes in on dwarf planet CeresSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of the Dawn spacecraft on approach to…
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US Air Force Controls SBIRS Satellites with new Ground System
Read more →: US Air Force Controls SBIRS Satellites with new Ground System[Via Satellite 03-02-2015] The United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) completed a three-day test…
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Iridium Beefs Up Partnerships, Certifications for Future Broadband Service
Read more →: Iridium Beefs Up Partnerships, Certifications for Future Broadband Service[Via Satellite 03-02-2015] Iridium has signed agreements with four different terminal manufacturers — and has tentative plans for…
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Plasma-driven satellites launched from Cape Canaveral
Read more →: Plasma-driven satellites launched from Cape CanaveralTwo communications satellites blasted off Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, kicking off more than a half-year…
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Tata Sky Begins 4K Broadcasts Using Ericsson Compression Technology
Read more →: Tata Sky Begins 4K Broadcasts Using Ericsson Compression Technology[Via Satellite 03-02-2015] Indian Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator Tata Sky has initiated its first 4K broadcasts in the subcontinent.…
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NovelSat to Debut NS4 Waveform, Touts 45 Percent Improvement Over DVB-S2
Read more →: NovelSat to Debut NS4 Waveform, Touts 45 Percent Improvement Over DVB-S2[Via Satellite 02-03-2015] NovelSat announced plans to demonstrate its new NS4 waveform at SATELLITE 2015 and NAB this…
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OneWeb, Honeywell to Bring IFC to Business, Commercial, Military Aviation
Read more →: OneWeb, Honeywell to Bring IFC to Business, Commercial, Military Aviation[Via Satellite 03-02-2015] Honeywell Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OneWeb to provide aircraft equipment and…
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Photos: Falcon takes flight
Read more →: Photos: Falcon takes flightThe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off Sunday with a dual-satellite payload destined for geosynchronous orbits 22,300 miles…