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Zambia’s Muvi TV Platform Expands Capacity on Eutelsat 7B
Read more →: Zambia’s Muvi TV Platform Expands Capacity on Eutelsat 7B[Via Satellite 11-07-2014] Muvi TV, a commercial broadcaster and satellite TV platform in Zambia, is set to expand…
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EIAST, AUS Announce UAE CubeSat Mission
Read more →: EIAST, AUS Announce UAE CubeSat Mission[Via Satellite 11-06-2014] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) and the American University of Sharjah…
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Comtech EF Data Upgrades Satellite Modem Portfolio for HTS Systems
Read more →: Comtech EF Data Upgrades Satellite Modem Portfolio for HTS Systems[Via Satellite 11-06-2014] Comtech EF Data has augmented several of its satellite modems to optimize the devices for…
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GeekWire goes to the movies: Here’s what we thought of Christopher Nolan’s epic space drama Interstellar
Read more →: GeekWire goes to the movies: Here’s what we thought of Christopher Nolan’s epic space drama InterstellarMatthew McConaughey is superb as Cooper in Interstellar. Images via IMDb. GeekWire was transported to other galaxies yesterday…
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Video: Learn about the Orion flight test launching in December
Read more →: Video: Learn about the Orion flight test launching in DecemberNASA flight director Mike Sarafin describes the timeline of Orion Exploration Flight Test 1, the crew capsule’s first…
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Japanese satellites launched on Soviet-era missile
Read more →: Japanese satellites launched on Soviet-era missileA decommissioned Soviet-era ballistic missile — adapted for space launches instead of nuclear war — rocketed out of…
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Hughes to Build Lightweight X-band Terminal for Airbus Defence and Space
Read more →: Hughes to Build Lightweight X-band Terminal for Airbus Defence and Space[Via Satellite 11-06-2014] Airbus Defence and Space has selected Hughes Network Systems to develop a new ultra-compact, lightweight…
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Interstellar: Dramatic awe, with a science-fiction flaw
Read more →: Interstellar: Dramatic awe, with a science-fiction flawSure, Interstellar is smart spectacle. But is it good science fiction? In short: Interstellar tries hard. Maybe a…
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Delta 4 passes countdown rehearsal before Orion launch
Read more →: Delta 4 passes countdown rehearsal before Orion launchThe Delta 4-Heavy rocket set to launch NASA’s Orion spacecraft undergoes a countdown rehearsal at Cape Canaveral on…
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General Dynamics to Build Four Antennas for NewSat’s Jabiru Satellite Program
Read more →: General Dynamics to Build Four Antennas for NewSat’s Jabiru Satellite Program[Via Satellite 11-06-2014] NewSat has selected General Dynamics C4 Systems Satcom Technologies to manufacture four 13.2-meter antennas for…
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Gilat, Hispasat Grow ISP Customer Base in Europe
Read more →: Gilat, Hispasat Grow ISP Customer Base in Europe[Via Satellite 11-06-2014] Hispasat and Gilat have signed two new European Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for their Virtual…
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ATK expand on its domestic alternative to Atlas V’s RD-180
Read more →: ATK expand on its domestic alternative to Atlas V’s RD-180ATK has provided additional details about its domestic alternative to the Russian-built RD-180 engine currently in use on…