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Year in Review (Part I) – Mars exploration dominates a year of redefinition
Read more →: Year in Review (Part I) – Mars exploration dominates a year of redefinitionThe year 2012 was a year like none other for NASA, one dominated not by human spaceflight activities…
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U.S. Congress Relaxes Satellite ITAR Regulations
Read more →: U.S. Congress Relaxes Satellite ITAR Regulations[12-26-12] The United States’ domestic satellite industry received an early Christmas gift late last week when the Senate…
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Nokia’s Marais Joins Intelsat as Regional Vice President of African Sales
Read more →: Nokia’s Marais Joins Intelsat as Regional Vice President of African Sales[12-26-12] Fixed satellite operator Intelsat has appointed Grant Marais as its regional vice president of African sales, effective…
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Mexsat Sends First Signals from Orbit
Read more →: Mexsat Sends First Signals from Orbit[12-26-12] The Mexsat Bicentenario satellite has sent its first signals from space following its launch by Arianespace aboard…
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Boeing to Improve In-Flight Wi-Fi Service
Read more →: Boeing to Improve In-Flight Wi-Fi ServiceTags: Boeing, Wi-Fi, Wireless Communications Publication: SkyNews.com.au Publication Date: 12/26/2012 In-flight Wi-Fi service is becoming increasingly common as…
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New Satellites Emerge from Russia
Read more →: New Satellites Emerge from RussiaTwo new satellites have emerged from Russia’s manufacturing sector. The nation of Angola’s first satellite – Angosat –…
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SpaceX Tests New Grasshopper Vertical Takeoff, Landing Vehicle
Read more →: SpaceX Tests New Grasshopper Vertical Takeoff, Landing VehicleClick on the image to watch the video of the third Grasshopper flight. The rocket rose 131 feet…
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New Cloud-based GPS Consumes 99 Percent Less Power
Read more →: New Cloud-based GPS Consumes 99 Percent Less PowerTags: GPS, Microsoft Publication Date: 12/24/2012 Image credit: NCReedplayer A new technology being developed by Microsoft Research could…
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Eighth Landsat Satellite Arrives at Vandenberg
Read more →: Eighth Landsat Satellite Arrives at Vandenberg[12-26-12] NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite has arrived at its California launch site at the Vandenberg…
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Singapore Airlines to Retrofit 777-200ER Cabins
Read more →: Singapore Airlines to Retrofit 777-200ER CabinsSingapore Airlines will be investing nearly $78 million to refit 10 Boeing 777-200ERs with new long-haul cabin products…
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SpaceX’s Grasshopper successfully conducts a 40 meter leap
Read more →: SpaceX’s Grasshopper successfully conducts a 40 meter leapSpaceX’s ambitions of creating a full reusable launch vehicle have taken another step forward via the third –…
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The Soyuz TMA-07M Santa Sleigh docks with ISS
Read more →: The Soyuz TMA-07M Santa Sleigh docks with ISSThe Russian Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft – known by its NASA designation as 33S – followed up its launch from…