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Iridium Receives BCX Prototypes for Iridium Certus
Read more →: Iridium Receives BCX Prototypes for Iridium Certus[Via Satellite 08-06-2015] Iridium has received the first delivery of the Broadband Core Transceiver (BCX) prototypes for interoperability…
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US Air Force: EELV Transition to Competition ‘Must be Managed Very Carefully’
Read more →: US Air Force: EELV Transition to Competition ‘Must be Managed Very Carefully’[Via Satellite 08-05-2015] The U.S. Air Force wants to manage the transition to competing launches “very carefully,” now…
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SpeedCast Signs Maritime Connectivity Contract from Vroon
Read more →: SpeedCast Signs Maritime Connectivity Contract from Vroon[Via Satellite 08-06-2015] International shipping company Vroon has signed a multi-year contract with SpeedCast for Ku-band satellite services…
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NASA space station program manager stepping down
Read more →: NASA space station program manager stepping downSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Michael Suffredini, NASA’s outgoing ISS program manager, led the program since…
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NASA buys Soyuz seats as agency presses for commercial crew funding
Read more →: NASA buys Soyuz seats as agency presses for commercial crew fundingFile photo of a Russian Soyuz crew capsule near the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA has signed…
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Atlas 5 rocket awarded commercial launch for EchoStar
Read more →: Atlas 5 rocket awarded commercial launch for EchoStarFile photo of Atlas 5-431 rocket. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — A powerhouse Internet-from-space communications satellite will be…
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RUAG to establish composites production capability at ULA
Read more →: RUAG to establish composites production capability at ULASwiss company RUAG will be setting up base at United Launch Alliance’s Decatur facility in Alabama, following a…
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Watch the moon transit the Earth
Read more →: Watch the moon transit the EarthSpectacular views from a NOAA space weather observatory show the sunlit far side of the moon crossing the…
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Lockheed Martin Nabs Atlas 5 Launch Contract for EchoStar 19 Satellite
Read more →: Lockheed Martin Nabs Atlas 5 Launch Contract for EchoStar 19 Satellite[Via Satellite 08-05-2015] Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services announced a contract from EchoStar to launch the company’s High…
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Deutsche Welle Buys Capacity on Three SES Satellites for Two Channels
Read more →: Deutsche Welle Buys Capacity on Three SES Satellites for Two Channels[Via Satellite 08-05-2015] German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has signed a new long-term capacity agreement on three SES satellites…
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Generation Orbit Awarded Phase 2 SBIR for GOLauncher 1 Development
Read more →: Generation Orbit Awarded Phase 2 SBIR for GOLauncher 1 Development[Via Satellite 08-05-2015] Generation Orbit Launch Services (GO) received a Phase 2 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract…
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WTA Urges Teleport Operators to Improve on Cybersecurity
Read more →: WTA Urges Teleport Operators to Improve on Cybersecurity[Via Satellite 08-05-2015] A new report by the World Teleport Association (WTA) finds that cybersecurity is a growing…