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Long March 2D launches TanSat carbon dioxide monitoring spacecraft
Read more →: Long March 2D launches TanSat carbon dioxide monitoring spacecraftChina launched its first minisatellite dedicated to the carbon dioxide detection and monitoring at 15:22 UTC on December…
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Boeing to Build Next Spacecom Satellite for $161 Million
Read more →: Boeing to Build Next Spacecom Satellite for $161 Million[Via Satellite 12-21-2016] Israel-based Spacecom announced it will buy a satellite from Boeing Satellite Systems International for $161…
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Globecomm Supports Asia Broadcaster in Broadcast Facility Expansion
Read more →: Globecomm Supports Asia Broadcaster in Broadcast Facility Expansion[Via Satellite 12-21-2016] Globecomm announced it has been selected by a leading Asian broadcaster to expand its state-of-the-art…
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Watch Ariane 5 launch with Star One D1 and JCSAT 15
Read more →: Watch Ariane 5 launch with Star One D1 and JCSAT 15Watch a replay of the launch of an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana carrying the Star One…
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Travelxp 4K to Debut on SES Ultra-HD North American Distribution Platform
Read more →: Travelxp 4K to Debut on SES Ultra-HD North American Distribution Platform[Via Satellite 12-21-2016] Travelxp 4K, an international travel channel, will make its Ultra-HD debut next month on SES…
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Arianespace to close out 2016 with dual payload Ariane 5 launch
Read more →: Arianespace to close out 2016 with dual payload Ariane 5 launchArianespace’s final launch of the year involved the successful lift off of its Ariane 5 workhorse rocket on…
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Brazilian and Japanese communications satellites launched by Ariane 5 rocket
Read more →: Brazilian and Japanese communications satellites launched by Ariane 5 rocketClosing out a banner year of launches, an Ariane 5 rocket thundered into space Wednesday from French Guiana…
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How screenwriter Jon Spaihts worked the physics of starship travel into ‘Passengers’
Read more →: How screenwriter Jon Spaihts worked the physics of starship travel into ‘Passengers’The starship Avalon approaches Arcturus in a scene from “Passengers.” (Sony Pictures via YouTube) The science is under…
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Photos: Final batch of EchoStar 19 launch shots
Read more →: Photos: Final batch of EchoStar 19 launch shotsWith a 2-to-1 thrust-to-weight ratio, the million-pound United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket unleashed two-million pounds of ground-shaking…
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XPRIZE clears Japan’s Team Hakuto for moon mission with India’s Team Indus
Read more →: XPRIZE clears Japan’s Team Hakuto for moon mission with India’s Team IndusJapan’s Team Hakuto is testing two small rovers known as Tetris (left foreground) and Moonraker (right background). The…
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Photos: Ariane 5’s journey to the launch pad
Read more →: Photos: Ariane 5’s journey to the launch padTopped with Brazilian and Japanese television broadcasting satellites, an Ariane 5 rocket rolled out to its launch pad…
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OneWeb Gets $1.2 Billion in Funded Capital Led by SoftBank Group
Read more →: OneWeb Gets $1.2 Billion in Funded Capital Led by SoftBank Group[Via Satellite 12-20-2016] OneWeb has secured $1.2 billion in funded capital from SoftBank Group and existing investors, of…