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Geminid meteors bring holiday cheer – but only upon a midnight clear
Read more →: Geminid meteors bring holiday cheer – but only upon a midnight clearA streaking Geminid meteor makes an impression in an all-sky photo captured in 2011. (Credit: NASA) The most…
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Russian data relay satellite launched by Proton rocket
Read more →: Russian data relay satellite launched by Proton rocketFile photo of a Proton rocket launch. Credit: Roscosmos A secretive Russian military communications satellite arrived in geostationary…
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Proton M successfully launches Garpun satellite
Read more →: Proton M successfully launches Garpun satelliteRussia’s Proton-M launched on its seventh flight of the year Sunday morning, beginning a lengthy mission to deploy…
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Inmarsat and Turksat Enter Collaborative Partnership
Read more →: Inmarsat and Turksat Enter Collaborative Partnership[Via Satellite 12-11-2015] U.K.-based Inmarsat and Turkish state-owned satellite operator Turksat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to…
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Hispasat to Broadcast Spanish Presidential Debate
Read more →: Hispasat to Broadcast Spanish Presidential Debate[Via Satellite 12-11-2015] Spanish satellite operator Hispasat is in charge of distributing “Cara a Cara 2015,” the Spanish…
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DigitalGlobe Selects Raytheon’s Constellation Scheduling System for WorldView 4
Read more →: DigitalGlobe Selects Raytheon’s Constellation Scheduling System for WorldView 4[Via Satellite 21-11-2015] DigitalGlobe has selected Raytheon to support the September 2016 launch and mission planning of its…
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Zenit successfully launches on likely swansong with Elektro-L
Read more →: Zenit successfully launches on likely swansong with Elektro-LThe Zenit rocket has successfully conducted what is likely to be its final flight Friday, successfully delivering Russia’s…
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Russian weather satellite lifts off aboard Zenit rocket
Read more →: Russian weather satellite lifts off aboard Zenit rocketA weather satellite to help civilian and military forecasters track storm systems over Russia’s vast territory launched from…
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COMSTAC Weighs Expanding US Access to India’s Launch Services
Read more →: COMSTAC Weighs Expanding US Access to India’s Launch Services[Via Satellite 12-11-2015] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) and its International…
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Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan, bringing three station crewmen back to Earth
Read more →: Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan, bringing three station crewmen back to EarthSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Kimiya Yui, Oleg Kononenko and Kjell Lindgren bid goodbye to their…
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Orbcomm, SES Prepare for SpaceX Falcon 9 Missions in December and January
Read more →: Orbcomm, SES Prepare for SpaceX Falcon 9 Missions in December and January[Via Satellite 12-11-2015] SpaceX customer Orbcomm announced its launch provider is planning to conduct the static fire of…
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Rare after-dark landing brings space station trio home for the holidays
Read more →: Rare after-dark landing brings space station trio home for the holidaysNASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren makes his first call home after descending to Kazakhstan in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft…