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UK Armed Forces Extends Airbus Defence and Space Satcom Contract to 2022
Read more →: UK Armed Forces Extends Airbus Defence and Space Satcom Contract to 2022[Via Satellite 07-08-2016] The U.K. Ministry of Defence has renewed a contract worth $20.4 million (£15.7 million) with…
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Station crew arrives at the ISS via Soyuz MS-01
Read more →: Station crew arrives at the ISS via Soyuz MS-01Roscosmos has successfully sent its newly upgraded Soyuz MS series vehicle – and three crew members – to…
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Photos: Crew of three rides Soyuz into orbit
Read more →: Photos: Crew of three rides Soyuz into orbitA veteran Russian cosmonaut and two spaceflight rookies rocketed into orbit from a Kazakh launch base Wednesday on…
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Euroconsult Study Says SmallSat Market Could be Worth $22 Billion Over Next 10 Years
Read more →: Euroconsult Study Says SmallSat Market Could be Worth $22 Billion Over Next 10 Years[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] Counting more than 3,600 SmallSats expected to launch over the next 10 years, research firm…
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StarTimes Increases Capacity Lease with Eutelsat
Read more →: StarTimes Increases Capacity Lease with Eutelsat[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] StarTimes, one of the fastest-growing operators of digital TV networks in Africa, has renewed capacity…
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SLS Mission Trajectory – Mike Sarafin outlines the ride uphill for EM-1
Read more →: SLS Mission Trajectory – Mike Sarafin outlines the ride uphill for EM-1NASA managers are closing in on a mission trajectory plan for the new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket…
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Japan’s Hitomi observatory made cosmic discovery before failing
Read more →: Japan’s Hitomi observatory made cosmic discovery before failingThe Perseus galaxy cluster is filled with hot X-ray-emitting gas, as seen in this image from NASA’s Chandra…
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SSW Acquires Avonline Broadband, Gains New $15.6 Million Investment
Read more →: SSW Acquires Avonline Broadband, Gains New $15.6 Million Investment[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW) is acquiring U.K. satellite broadband provider Avonline Broadband for an initial…
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IoT Set to Overtake Mobile Phones as Largest Connectivity Market
Read more →: IoT Set to Overtake Mobile Phones as Largest Connectivity Market[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] The Internet of Things (IoT) will overtake mobile phones as the largest category of connected…
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Thales Alenia Space Opens Innovation Cluster for European Offices
Read more →: Thales Alenia Space Opens Innovation Cluster for European Offices[Via Satellite 07-07-2016] Thales Alenia Space has created an Innovation Cluster tasked with accelerating the development of innovative…
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Upgraded Soyuz crew ferry ships streaks into space
Read more →: Upgraded Soyuz crew ferry ships streaks into spaceSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz rocket lifted off at 7:36 a.m. local time at…
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LM-4B Launches New Shijian Satellite
Read more →: LM-4B Launches New Shijian SatelliteA Long March-4B rocket carrying China’s Shijian-16-02 satellite blasts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan,…