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Kelly describes re-adaptation to gravity, life on Earth
Read more →: Kelly describes re-adaptation to gravity, life on EarthSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Astronaut Scott Kelly, re-adapting to gravity, people and…
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Inmarsat to Launch Fourth Global Xpress Satellite
Read more →: Inmarsat to Launch Fourth Global Xpress Satellite[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Inmarsat has decided to launch the fourth Global Xpress satellite, originally procured from Boeing as…
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NBN Co Prepares for Commercial Launch of Satellite Service
Read more →: NBN Co Prepares for Commercial Launch of Satellite Service[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Australia’s National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) is gearing up for the initiation of commercial…
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Far out! Hubble astronomers set record for spotting most distant galaxy (again)
Read more →: Far out! Hubble astronomers set record for spotting most distant galaxy (again)This image locates galaxy GN-z11 in the northern hemisphere field of the Hubble GOODS survey, which takes in…
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Anatel Awards Yahsat Rights to Operate in Brazil
Read more →: Anatel Awards Yahsat Rights to Operate in Brazil[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Brazil’s national telecommunications agency Anatel has awarded UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat a license to operate…
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KSC testing the VS – designed to dampen SLS swaying on a windy pad
Read more →: KSC testing the VS – designed to dampen SLS swaying on a windy padEngineers at the Kennedy Space Center are set to test the Vehicle Stabilizer (VS) via a motion simulator…
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Sky Perfect JSAT Inks Kratos Contract for JCSAT 16 TT&C Antenna and RF System
Read more →: Sky Perfect JSAT Inks Kratos Contract for JCSAT 16 TT&C Antenna and RF System[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Japanese satellite operator Sky Perfect JSAT has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ ISI business…
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European Mars probe encapsulated for launch
Read more →: European Mars probe encapsulated for launchThe ExoMars spacecraft was encapsulated inside the Proton rocket’s payload fairing March 2. Credit: ESA – B. Bethge…
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J.J. Abrams’ ‘Moon Shot’ online documentary series focuses on Google Lunar X Prize
Read more →: J.J. Abrams’ ‘Moon Shot’ online documentary series focuses on Google Lunar X Prize“Moon Shot” focuses on the rocketeers who are aiming for the moon. (Credit: GLXP) Film director/producer J.J. Abrams…
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Hispasat Teams with Quantis Subsidiary for Satellite Broadband in North Africa
Read more →: Hispasat Teams with Quantis Subsidiary for Satellite Broadband in North Africa[Via Satellite 03-03-2016] Hispasat has entered a partnership with Quantis and its Moroccan subsidiary Nortis, a leading operator…
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Why methane snow covers Pluto’s peaks
Read more →: Why methane snow covers Pluto’s peaksThe inset pictures show a section of Pluto’s Cthulhu Regio that includes a reddish plain as well as…
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China to launch new space lab later this year
Read more →: China to launch new space lab later this yearArtist’s concept of a Shenzhou spacecraft (left) and the Tiangong 1 space lab module (right) in orbit. Credit:…