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QB50 Launch Switches from Alcantara Cyclone Space to NanoRacks and Kosmotras
Read more →: QB50 Launch Switches from Alcantara Cyclone Space to NanoRacks and Kosmotras[Via Satellite 01-29-2016] QB50, a project to launch 50 CubeSats for researching the Earth’s atmosphere, has shifted plans…
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U.S. debates Atlas V RD-180 engine ban, ULA’s non-bid for military launch
Read more →: U.S. debates Atlas V RD-180 engine ban, ULA’s non-bid for military launchThe U.S. Congress is debating the reinstatement of a purchasing ban on Russian RD-180 engines – the heart of…
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Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space Tap Air Liquide for Xenon Satellite Fuel
Read more →: Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space Tap Air Liquide for Xenon Satellite Fuel[Via Satellite 01-29-2016] European satellite manufacturers Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space have signed two multiyear…
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Water ice abounds in Pluto’s frigid bedrock
Read more →: Water ice abounds in Pluto’s frigid bedrockThis false-color image, derived from observations in infrared light by the Ralph/Linear Etalon Imaging Spectral Array (LEISA) instrument,…
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RR Media Joins Eutelsat’s African Broadband Initiative
Read more →: RR Media Joins Eutelsat’s African Broadband Initiative[Via Satellite 01-29-2016] RR Media is partnering with Eutelsat to support the operator’s African satellite broadband initiative through…
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Raytheon Awarded $564 Million JPSS Instrument Contract
Read more →: Raytheon Awarded $564 Million JPSS Instrument Contract[Via Satellite 01-29-2016] NASA has awarded Raytheon a $564 million contract modification for two satellite sensors as part…
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Long March-6 Launch Made the Top Sci-tech News List of 2015
Read more →: Long March-6 Launch Made the Top Sci-tech News List of 2015BEIJING, Jan. 26 (China Space News) — The top science and technology news of 2015 was announced in…
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30 years after the Challenger shuttle tragedy, the loss and legacies linger
Read more →: 30 years after the Challenger shuttle tragedy, the loss and legacies lingerThe crew of the shuttle Challenger takes a break during countdown training on Jan. 9, 1986: From left…
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk wants to go into space by 2021 and start Mars missions by 2025
Read more →: SpaceX’s Elon Musk wants to go into space by 2021 and start Mars missions by 2025Elon Musk flashes a smile during the StartmeupHK Festival in Hong Kong. (Credit: InvestHK via YouTube) SpaceX founder…
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AT&T to Bundle Satellite with More Services this Year
Read more →: AT&T to Bundle Satellite with More Services this Year[Via Satellite 01-28-2016] AT&T is planning to incorporate video capabilities from the recent acquisition of DirecTV into more…
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First Intelsat Epic High Throughput Satellite Launched into Orbit
Read more →: First Intelsat Epic High Throughput Satellite Launched into Orbit[Via Satellite 01-28-2016] Intelsat 29e, the first of Intelsat’s EpicNG High Throughput Satellite (HTS) series, launched Jan. 27…
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First Intelsat Epic satellite deployed by Ariane 5 rocket
Read more →: First Intelsat Epic satellite deployed by Ariane 5 rocketAn Ariane 5 rocket blasted off at 2320 GMT (6:20 p.m. EST) Wednesday with the Intelsat 29e satellite.…