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Moon Express reportedly has the money for moonshot – but launch is up in the air
Read more →: Moon Express reportedly has the money for moonshot – but launch is up in the airAn artist’s conception shows Moon Express’ lander extending its robotic arm to take a “selfie” of the spacecraft…
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GEE Buys SES Mobile Communication Payload
Read more →: GEE Buys SES Mobile Communication Payload[Via Satellite 01-13-2017] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has acquired Ku-band payload on the SES AMC 3 communication satellite…
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Video: Highlights of second Expedition 50 spacewalk
Read more →: Video: Highlights of second Expedition 50 spacewalkVideo highlight reel of Expedition 50 commander Shane Kimbrough and flight engineer Thomas Pesquet conducting six-hour spacewalk on…
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Thuraya Donates Telecom Equipment to Boost ITU Disaster Readiness
Read more →: Thuraya Donates Telecom Equipment to Boost ITU Disaster Readiness[Via Satellite 01-13-2017] Thuraya Telecommunications has donated new supplies of emergency telecommunication equipment to the International Telecommunication Union…
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EVA-39: Spacewalkers complete the upgrading of ISS batteries
Read more →: EVA-39: Spacewalkers complete the upgrading of ISS batteriesTwo astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have completed a long-planned process to upgrade the power storage…
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China’s New Satellite for Civilian Hi-res Mapping Put into Business Operation
Read more →: China’s New Satellite for Civilian Hi-res Mapping Put into Business OperationBEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — China has handed over control of Ziyuan III 02, a new civilian high-resolution…
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China to Activate Heavy-lift Launch Vehicle Project in Next Five Years
Read more →: China to Activate Heavy-lift Launch Vehicle Project in Next Five YearsBEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — China will activate the heavy-lift launch vehicle project in next five years, said…
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China Launches High-resolution Remote Sensing Satellites
Read more →: China Launches High-resolution Remote Sensing SatellitesTAIYUAN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — China launched a pair of 0.5-meter high-resolution remote sensing satellites from the Taiyuan…
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President Xi Pleased with Students Designing Satellite
Read more →: President Xi Pleased with Students Designing SatelliteBEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has praised a group of middle school students for…
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China Issues White Paper on Space Activities
Read more →: China Issues White Paper on Space ActivitiesBEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday issued a white paper chronicling its space industry since 2011…
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Infographic: The Connected Car Proves Profitable
Read more →: Infographic: The Connected Car Proves Profitable[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] Car manufacturers such as Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), Volvo, Audi, Toyota, General Motors and others are beginning…
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CNES Commits Satellites to Cut Back on Climate Change
Read more →: CNES Commits Satellites to Cut Back on Climate Change[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] France’s government space agency, the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) has signed a framework agreement…