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Soyuz TMA-17M trio return back to Earth
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-17M trio return back to EarthExpedition 45 crewmembers Oleg Kononenko, Kimiya Yui, and Kjell Lindgren have completed their journey home to Earth on…
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Rugged swath of Pluto now resolved in color
Read more →: Rugged swath of Pluto now resolved in colorA cosmic shoreline is pictured here, where the vast icy plain informally named Sputnik Planum borders rugged mountains…
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Maridive Group Upgrades Vessels to Marlink’s VSAT WaveCall Plus
Read more →: Maridive Group Upgrades Vessels to Marlink’s VSAT WaveCall Plus[Via Satellite 12-10-2015] Maridive Group, an Egypt-based international offshore marine and oil support services provider, has chosen to…
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SSL Awarded NASA Contract for Robotic Satellite Assembly
Read more →: SSL Awarded NASA Contract for Robotic Satellite Assembly[Via Satellite 12-10-2015] NASA has selected Space Systems Loral (SSL) through its Tipping Point initiative to develop on-orbit robotic…
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Ooredoo, Es’hailSat Team up for New VSAT Services
Read more →: Ooredoo, Es’hailSat Team up for New VSAT Services[Via Satellite 12-09-2015] Qatari companies Ooredoo and Es’hailSat have signed a large development and collaboration agreement to work…
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U.S. resupply of space station successfully resumes
Read more →: U.S. resupply of space station successfully resumesCredit: Roscosmos CAPE CANAVERAL — The astronauts living aboard the International Space Station snagged a free-flying commercial cargo…
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Latest Global Positioning System satellite goes live
Read more →: Latest Global Positioning System satellite goes liveCredit: Boeing CAPE CANAVERAL — The newest Global Positioning System replenishment satellite went into operation Tuesday night, five…
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5 Points to Keep in Mind Ahead of the 2Ku Commercial Launch
Read more →: 5 Points to Keep in Mind Ahead of the 2Ku Commercial Launch[Via Satellite 12-09-2015] Gogo CEO Michael Small is bullish about what the company’s new satellite-based connectivity offering will…
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Russian reconnaissance satellite re-enters atmosphere
Read more →: Russian reconnaissance satellite re-enters atmosphereRussia’s Soyuz 2-1v rocket blasted off at 1409 GMT (9:09 a.m. EST) Saturday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in…
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Akatsuki probe relays its first images from Venus orbit
Read more →: Akatsuki probe relays its first images from Venus orbitThe Akatsuki spacecraft’s ultraviolet camera took this image of Venus at 0519 GMT (12:19 a.m. EST) on Dec.…
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Those mysterious bright spots on Ceres? Probably salty ice, scientists say
Read more →: Those mysterious bright spots on Ceres? Probably salty ice, scientists sayThis color-coded representation of Ceres’ Occator Crater shows differences in surface composition, highlight bright patches inside the crater.…
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Cygnus spaceship delivers HoloLens and other goodies to space station
Read more →: Cygnus spaceship delivers HoloLens and other goodies to space stationA photo tweeted by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shows the International Space Station’s robotic arm about to grab…