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DARPA to Develop Small-Satellite Network
Read more →: DARPA to Develop Small-Satellite Network[08-23-10] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is planning to build a wireless small-satellite network to…
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IMS Research: Hybrid Set-Top Box Shipments on the Rise
Read more →: IMS Research: Hybrid Set-Top Box Shipments on the Rise[08-23-10] The pay-TV hybrid set-top box market may see 90 million units by 2015, according to an IMS…
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China launches Tian Hui-1 satellite via Long March 2D
Read more →: China launches Tian Hui-1 satellite via Long March 2DChina has launched another new satellite – the TH-1 Tian Hui-1 – on August 24, using a CZ-2D…
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KVH Expands Maritime VSAT Capacity Over North American Waters
Read more →: KVH Expands Maritime VSAT Capacity Over North American Waters[08-23-10] KVH and ViaSat have expanded KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband network capacity in the North American region by more…
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Air Force Pays Boeing $182 million to Build WGS-7 Satellite
Read more →: Air Force Pays Boeing $182 million to Build WGS-7 Satellite[08-23-10] The U.S. Air Force issued Boeing a $182 million contract to build the seventh Wideband Global Satcom…
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STS-133: Discovery clearing her IPRs ahead of Orbiter Rollover/Mate Review
Read more →: STS-133: Discovery clearing her IPRs ahead of Orbiter Rollover/Mate ReviewOnly one waiver will be carried forward into Discovery’s upcoming Orbiter Rollover/Mate Review (ORMR) – relating to the Ku-band system…
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NASA, ATK Schedule Full-Scale Solid Rocket Motor Test
Read more →: NASA, ATK Schedule Full-Scale Solid Rocket Motor Test[08-20-10] NASA and ATK will conduct a full-scale test of a five-segment, first-stage solid rocket motor on Aug.…
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RUS Issues Broadband Stimulus Awards to Hughes, ViaSat, EchoStar, Spacenet
Read more →: RUS Issues Broadband Stimulus Awards to Hughes, ViaSat, EchoStar, Spacenet[08-20-10] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded $58.7 million as the only national provider of high-speed satellite Internet…
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NASA managers approve STS-135 mission planning for June 28, 2011 launch
Read more →: NASA managers approve STS-135 mission planning for June 28, 2011 launchAtlantis has gained one final mission, flying STS-135 to the International Space Station (ISS), with a launch date…
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Northrop Signs Blue Force Tracking Development Deal Worth $300 Million
Read more →: Northrop Signs Blue Force Tracking Development Deal Worth $300 Million[08-20-10] Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide encryption devices that will upgrade communications…
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AsiaSat Revenues, Profits Jump More than 20 Percent
Read more →: AsiaSat Revenues, Profits Jump More than 20 Percent[08-20-10] AsiaSat saw its 2010 first half-year profits and revenues increase more than 20 percent, according to the…
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Ofcom Studies U.K. Media Consumer Trends
Read more →: Ofcom Studies U.K. Media Consumer Trends[08-20-10] U.K. media consumers are spending about 45 percent of their waking hours watching TV as well as…