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Super awesome ‘Curiosity’ approaches Mars, set for ‘Seven Minutes of Terror’
Read more →: Super awesome ‘Curiosity’ approaches Mars, set for ‘Seven Minutes of Terror’The plan to land the roving space lab Curiosity on Mars this weekend is the stuff of the…
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Telesat Takes a Net Loss on Debt Refinancing Costs
Read more →: Telesat Takes a Net Loss on Debt Refinancing Costs[08-03-12] Canadian FSS operator Telesat reported consolidated revenues of $202 million during its 2012 second quarter, which were…
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NASA CCiCAP funding for SpaceX, Boeing and SNC’s crew vehicles
Read more →: NASA CCiCAP funding for SpaceX, Boeing and SNC’s crew vehiclesNASA’s Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative award winners were announced on Friday, with SpaceX, Boeing and Sierra…
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NASA Awards $1.1 Billion in Manned Spaceflight Contracts to SpaceX, Boeing, Sierra Nevada
Read more →: NASA Awards $1.1 Billion in Manned Spaceflight Contracts to SpaceX, Boeing, Sierra Nevada[08-03-12] NASA has issued $1.1 billion in contracts to private-sector aerospace companies to develop and launch rockets that…
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Ziyuan III Satellite Handed Over to Surveying Authority
Read more →: Ziyuan III Satellite Handed Over to Surveying AuthorityBEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) — The company responsible for designing the Ziyuan III, China’s first high-resolution remote-sensing satellite…
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DigitalGlobe’s Long-Term Business Pushes Second Quarter Growth
Read more →: DigitalGlobe’s Long-Term Business Pushes Second Quarter Growth[08-02-12] Earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe reported a surprising 23 percent increase in its 2012 second-quarter revenues to $102…
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Norsat Completes NCI Testing for Dual Ku-, X-band Portable Terminals
Read more →: Norsat Completes NCI Testing for Dual Ku-, X-band Portable Terminals[08-02-12] Norsat International has met in-field testing criteria of the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) agency and has…
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Intelsat Capacity Supply Boost to Follow Steady Second Quarter
Read more →: Intelsat Capacity Supply Boost to Follow Steady Second Quarter[08-02-12] Intelsat reported 2012 second-quarter revenues of $638.7 million and a net loss of $84 million during the…
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Ariane 5 ECA successfully launches Intelsat 20 and Hylas 2
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA successfully launches Intelsat 20 and Hylas 2Arianespace have launched their Ariane 5 ECA on a mission to loft two satellites into orbit – Intelsat…
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Orbital Sciences, Arianespace Set for Hylas 2 Launch
Read more →: Orbital Sciences, Arianespace Set for Hylas 2 Launch[08-02-12] Orbital Sciences has entered final preparations for the launch of the Hylas 2 communications satellite for Avanti…
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TCS Wins Another SNAP VSAT Order from U.S. Army
Read more →: TCS Wins Another SNAP VSAT Order from U.S. Army[08-02-12] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received another $19 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for equipment, field…
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MTN CEO Explains Why Ku-band was Key in Intelsat EpicNG Deal
Read more →: MTN CEO Explains Why Ku-band was Key in Intelsat EpicNG Deal[08-02-12] When MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) signed its long-term agreement last week with Intelsat to become the second…