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HTV-5 arrives at the ISS following successful berthing
Read more →: HTV-5 arrives at the ISS following successful berthingThe Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle-5 (HTV-5) resupply spacecraft successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday.…
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Ariane rocket’s 225th flight in pictures
Read more →: Ariane rocket’s 225th flight in picturesThe 81st flight of Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket delivered two satellites to geostationary orbit Thursday for Eutelsat and…
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Six small steps that could add up to giant leaps for spaceships
Read more →: Six small steps that could add up to giant leaps for spaceshipsAn artist’s conception shows a Magbeam station emitting a plasma beam to propel a target spacecraft beyond Jupiter.…
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Airbus Defence and Space Provides Spot 6 and 7 Imagery to SANSA
Read more →: Airbus Defence and Space Provides Spot 6 and 7 Imagery to SANSA[Via Satellite 08-21-2015] Airbus Defence and Space has completed an imagery project covering all of South Africa in…
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Arianespace Dual Launch Lofts Intelsat 34, Eutelsat 8 West B
Read more →: Arianespace Dual Launch Lofts Intelsat 34, Eutelsat 8 West B[Via Satellite 08-21-2015] Arianespace launched two satellites on Aug. 20, one for Intelsat and one for Eutelsat, aboard…
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E2v Releases New Commercial Space Microprocessors
Read more →: E2v Releases New Commercial Space Microprocessors[Via Satellite 08-21-2015] E2v has launched a new grade of high-performance microprocessors based on the multicore processors from…
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Pegasus barge completes refits for SLS transportation role
Read more →: Pegasus barge completes refits for SLS transportation roleNASA’s veteran Pegasus barge – used to transport Space Shuttle External Tanks from Louisiana to Florida – has…
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Mountain-climbing Mars rover sends back low-angle selfie
Read more →: Mountain-climbing Mars rover sends back low-angle selfieThis low-angle self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover from Aug. 5 shows the vehicle at the site from…
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Vostochny Cosmodrome’s First Launch Slated for December 2015
Read more →: Vostochny Cosmodrome’s First Launch Slated for December 2015[Via Satellite 08-21-2015] Russia is pushing to have the first launch mission from the Vostochny Space Center conducted…
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Eutelsat, Intelsat spacecraft deployed by Ariane 5
Read more →: Eutelsat, Intelsat spacecraft deployed by Ariane 5The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off at 2034 GMT (4:34 p.m. EDT) after a brief hold in the…
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Encompass Digital Media Exec: DTH Outpacing Cable in Latin America
Read more →: Encompass Digital Media Exec: DTH Outpacing Cable in Latin America[Via Satellite 08-21-2015] Direct to Home (DTH) broadcasting appears to be outpacing terrestrial broadcasts in Latin America, according…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket launches TV broadcast satellites
Read more →: Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket launches TV broadcast satellitesLive coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Eutelsat 8 West B…