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CASTOR 30XL prepares for static fire ahead of providing Antares boost
Read more →: CASTOR 30XL prepares for static fire ahead of providing Antares boostATK’s CASTOR 30XL Upper Stage motor is deep into preparations for a static fire test, set to take…
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Russia’s Glonass Constellation Back to Full Strength
Read more →: Russia’s Glonass Constellation Back to Full Strength[03-05-13] After several years of setbacks and frustration, the Russian government now finally claims that its Glonass orbital…
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Chinese BeiDou Closer to Competing with American GPS
Read more →: Chinese BeiDou Closer to Competing with American GPSTags: China, GPS, BeiDou,, Satellite Navigation Publication Date: 03/03/2013 Launching of the 14th and 15th BeiDou navigation satellites.…
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NASA to Install Inmarsat Communications Technology to Astronomy Research Aircraft
Read more →: NASA to Install Inmarsat Communications Technology to Astronomy Research AircraftTags: NASA, Inmarsat, Ball Aerospace, Telescope Publication Date: 03/02/2013 The 2.5-meter infrared telescope in the rear fuselage of…
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Com Dev Inks Canadian Cospas-Sarsat Equipment Contract
Read more →: Com Dev Inks Canadian Cospas-Sarsat Equipment Contract[03-04-13] Com Dev International has been awarded a contract from Public Works and Government Services Canada to design…
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China Aims for 15 Percent Share of Satellite Launch Market
Read more →: China Aims for 15 Percent Share of Satellite Launch Market[03-04-13] China has announced its plan to take over a more prominent role in the global commercial satellite…
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SpaceX’s Dragon Successfully Docks with ISS
Read more →: SpaceX’s Dragon Successfully Docks with ISS[03-04-13] SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to orbit for its second mission under…
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Arianespace Signs $300 Million Launch Deal With Australia’s NBN
Read more →: Arianespace Signs $300 Million Launch Deal With Australia’s NBN[03-04-13] The Australian National Broadband Network (NBN) has announced a $300 million deal with Arianespace to procure and…
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British Nanosatellite Operated by a Smartphone Becomes World’s First ‘Phonesat’
Read more →: British Nanosatellite Operated by a Smartphone Becomes World’s First ‘Phonesat’[03-04-13] The first satellite powered by a Google Nexus One smartphone is successfully working from its orbit. The…
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Chang’e-2 Hits 20 million km Milestone
Read more →: Chang’e-2 Hits 20 million km MilestoneBEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — China’s second moon orbiter, Chang’e-2, has arrived in outer space about 20 million…
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Resilient CRS-2 Dragon successfully berthed on the ISS
Read more →: Resilient CRS-2 Dragon successfully berthed on the ISSBack to full health, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft was captured and then berthed by the Canadarm 2 on the…
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Launch Market on Cusp of Change
Read more →: Launch Market on Cusp of ChangeWith the success of SpaceX’s Falcon 9, it seems like the age of truly commercial space launch has…