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ILS Announces New Proton Line of Cost-Effective Launch Vehicles
Read more →: ILS Announces New Proton Line of Cost-Effective Launch Vehicles[Via Satellite 09-16-2016] International Launch Services (ILS) has announced a product line extension of the Proton Breeze M…
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Vega rocket hauls up quintet of Earth observation satellites
Read more →: Vega rocket hauls up quintet of Earth observation satellitesThe Vega rocket blasted off at 0143:35 GMT Friday (9:43:35 p.m. EDT; 10:43:35 p.m. French Guiana time Thursday)…
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China’s Tiangong 2 space lab successfully blasts off
Read more →: China’s Tiangong 2 space lab successfully blasts offThe Tiangong 2 space lab launched at 1404 GMT (10:04 a.m. EDT; 10:04 p.m. Beijing time) Thursday on…
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Vega launches with Peru Sat-1 & SkySat 4, 5, 6, 7 payload
Read more →: Vega launches with Peru Sat-1 & SkySat 4, 5, 6, 7 payloadArianespace were in action on Thursday, with the launch of a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center…
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First map from Europe’s Gaia satellite charts a billion stars in our Milky Way
Read more →: First map from Europe’s Gaia satellite charts a billion stars in our Milky WayThis composite image shows an all-sky view of stars in our Milky Way galaxy, plus neighboring galaxies. Click…
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For Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos gets Heinlein Prize and a sword – then gives away $250K
Read more →: For Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos gets Heinlein Prize and a sword – then gives away $250KJeff Bezos (center) shows off a sword that serves as part of the Heinlein Prize, as XPRIZE co-founder…
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Atlas 5 launch postponed by wildfire, Range availability until Sept. 26
Read more →: Atlas 5 launch postponed by wildfire, Range availability until Sept. 26(Launch webcast begins at 11:05 a.m. PDT / 2:05 p.m. EDT / 1805 GMT) Mission Status Center Live…
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Inmarsat Inks Contract to Deliver Aviation Safety Services in China
Read more →: Inmarsat Inks Contract to Deliver Aviation Safety Services in China[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company (MCN) and Aviation Data Communication Corporation (ADCC) have contracted…
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CPI Wins $1 Million Contract for DBS-Band TWTAs in Africa
Read more →: CPI Wins $1 Million Contract for DBS-Band TWTAs in Africa[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] The Satcom Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has been awarded a competitive contract…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket on the pad with WorldView 4 satellite
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 rocket on the pad with WorldView 4 satelliteThe United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket stands atop Space Launch Complex 3-East at Vandenberg Air Force Base…
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Thales Alenia Space Signs Phase B Contract with LeoSat
Read more →: Thales Alenia Space Signs Phase B Contract with LeoSat[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] Thales Alenia Space and LeoSat Enterprises have signed the phase B contract for the development…
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Live coverage: Vega rocket blasts off from French Guiana on commercial flight
Read more →: Live coverage: Vega rocket blasts off from French Guiana on commercial flightLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Vega rocket rocket with PeruSat 1 and four SkySat…