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Atlas 5 to fly Wednesday, continuing rapid deployment of GPS satellites
Read more →: Atlas 5 to fly Wednesday, continuing rapid deployment of GPS satellitesFile photo of Atlas 5 in the 401 configuration. Image: ULA. Launching new Global Positioning System navigation satellites…
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FAA Awards $131 Million Contract to Raytheon for WAAS Enhancement
Read more →: FAA Awards $131 Million Contract to Raytheon for WAAS Enhancement[Via Satellite 10-24-2014] Raytheon has received a $131 million contract from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for…
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Advantech Wireless Ramps Up Production of GaN Products
Read more →: Advantech Wireless Ramps Up Production of GaN Products[Via Satellite 10-24-2014] Advantech Wireless has boosted the rate of manufacture for its Gallium Nitride (GaN) product line…
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SNC reveals the DC4Science Dream Chaser variant
Read more →: SNC reveals the DC4Science Dream Chaser variantSierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is continuing to realign its Dream Chaser spacecraft’s aspirations, after losing out on future…
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SpaceX Finishes 100th Merlin 1D Engine
Read more →: SpaceX Finishes 100th Merlin 1D Engine[Via Satellite 10-24-2014] SpaceX has completed the 100th Merlin 1D engine used to power the Falcon 9 rocket…
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Skybox Imaging Announces Skybox for Good Program
Read more →: Skybox Imaging Announces Skybox for Good Program[Via Satellite 10-24-2014] Skybox Imaging, the satellite imagery company purchased by Google for nearly $500 million in cash,…
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Different Industries Debate the Potential of UAVs and the Need for Satellite
Read more →: Different Industries Debate the Potential of UAVs and the Need for Satellite[Via Satellite 10-24-2014] Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are growing in popularity with a number of industries looking into…
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Northrop Grumman Wins $121 Million JPSS 2 Instrument Contract
Read more →: Northrop Grumman Wins $121 Million JPSS 2 Instrument Contract[Via Satellite 10-24-2014] Northrop Grumman has received a $121 million award from NASA for the Joint Polar Satellite…
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China Launches Test Return Orbiter for Lunar Mission
Read more →: China Launches Test Return Orbiter for Lunar MissionXICHANG, Sichuan, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) — China launched an unmanned spacecraft early Friday to test technologies to be…
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Globecomm Finishes VSAT Network in Iraq
Read more →: Globecomm Finishes VSAT Network in Iraq[Via Satellite 10-23-2014] Globecomm, in partnership with a top Iraqi telecommunications provider, has completed a 158-Mb VSAT network…
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Electron to Launch at Least Once Per Week, Says Rocket Lab CEO
Read more →: Electron to Launch at Least Once Per Week, Says Rocket Lab CEO[Via Satellite 10-23-2014] Rocket Lab, manufacturer of the Electron small satellite launch vehicle, has set its sights on…
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China launches lunar sample return test mission
Read more →: China launches lunar sample return test missionThe Chinese have launched the third phase of its lunar exploration program on Thursday. Launch of the Chang’e-5-T1…