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All systems ‘go’ for Delta 2 rocket launch of SMAP
Read more →: All systems ‘go’ for Delta 2 rocket launch of SMAPVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE — The SMAP observatory to map soil moisture distribution from 426 miles in space…
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Kyrgyz Republic Broadcaster Begins Using Eutelsat 70B Ahead of Analog Switch Off
Read more →: Kyrgyz Republic Broadcaster Begins Using Eutelsat 70B Ahead of Analog Switch Off[Via Satellite 01-27-2015] With analogue broadcasts switching off in June this year, the Kyrgyz Republic’s public broadcaster RPO…
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Air Force SMC Completes Merger of Two Directorates
Read more →: Air Force SMC Completes Merger of Two Directorates[Via Satellite 01-27-2015] The United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has activated the Advanced…
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Weather looking good for Delta 2 launch
Read more →: Weather looking good for Delta 2 launchVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE — The weather outlook is 80 percent favorable for launch of the Delta 2…
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Orbital Sciences and ATK Stockholders Approve Merger Next Month
Read more →: Orbital Sciences and ATK Stockholders Approve Merger Next Month[Via Satellite 01-27-2015] In separate meetings, stockholders from Orbital Sciences and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) voted to approve the…
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Boeing, SpaceX on track for commercial crew flights to station in 2017
Read more →: Boeing, SpaceX on track for commercial crew flights to station in 2017STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of the International Space Station as seen…
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ESA Commits to Finishing EDRS Constellation
Read more →: ESA Commits to Finishing EDRS Constellation[Via Satellite 01-27-2015] The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed its intention to see the European Data Relay…
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Orbcomm Acquisitions Shaping Company into Major Solutions Provider
Read more →: Orbcomm Acquisitions Shaping Company into Major Solutions Provider[Via Satellite 01-27-2015] Orbcomm’s acquisitions of SkyWave and InSync bring to eight the number of acquisitions it has…
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CASC Promotes National Aerospace Standard Development
Read more →: CASC Promotes National Aerospace Standard DevelopmentBEIJING, Jan. 22 (China Space News) — On Jan.13, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) held a…
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New discoveries from Rosetta put comet 67P in focus
Read more →: New discoveries from Rosetta put comet 67P in focusThis image from Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera shows part of a large fracture in the neck of comet…
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SpaceX, Air Force End Dispute With Agreement for More Competition within EELV
Read more →: SpaceX, Air Force End Dispute With Agreement for More Competition within EELV[Via Satellite 01-26-2015] SpaceX has closed its lawsuit with the United States Air Force over its $11 billion…
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NetHope Official: Satellite Response to Ebola is on ‘a Scale Never Seen Before’
Read more →: NetHope Official: Satellite Response to Ebola is on ‘a Scale Never Seen Before’[Via Satellite 01-26-2015] Gisli Olafsson, emergency response director at NetHope, a consortium of 42 top global humanitarian organizations,…