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Astronauts return to US side of space station after leak scare
Read more →: Astronauts return to US side of space station after leak scareSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Updated at 7 p.m. EST (0000 GMT) Astronauts return…
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Virgin Galactic planning SpaceShipTwo’s return to flight
Read more →: Virgin Galactic planning SpaceShipTwo’s return to flightA second SpaceShipTwo rocket plane is under construction in Mojave, Calif. Credit: Virgin Galactic Less than 10 weeks…
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ISRO Selects A S Kiran Kumar as New Chairman
Read more →: ISRO Selects A S Kiran Kumar as New Chairman[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has appointed its Director of the Space Applications Center…
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Atlas/MUOS 3 mission stats
Read more →: Atlas/MUOS 3 mission statsA look at the Atlas 5 launch of the Navy’s MUOS 3 satellite by the numbers. This will…
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LATAM Civil Aviation Entity Purchases VSAT Mesh Solution From Advantech Wireless
Read more →: LATAM Civil Aviation Entity Purchases VSAT Mesh Solution From Advantech Wireless[Via Satellite 01-14-2015] Advantech Wireless has signed a contract with a Latin American Civil Aviation government entity to…
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Atlas/MUOS 3 launch timeline
Read more →: Atlas/MUOS 3 launch timelineThis is the ascent timeline to be followed by the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in launching…
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NASA kicks off SLS engine testing in Mississippi
Read more →: NASA kicks off SLS engine testing in MississippiThe RS-25 engine fires up for a 500-second test Jan. 9 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay…
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BlackBridge, Agrian Partner on RapidEye Imagery Offerings for Agriculture
Read more →: BlackBridge, Agrian Partner on RapidEye Imagery Offerings for Agriculture[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] Beginning this year, BlackBridge’s RapidEye imagery from the U.S. and Canadian Monitoring Program for Agriculture…
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SES to Build Military Satellite With Luxembourg Government
Read more →: SES to Build Military Satellite With Luxembourg Government[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] SES and the Luxembourg government have agreed to create a joint company that will own…
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Elon Musk: SpaceX will hire up to 1,000 people in new Seattle office
Read more →: Elon Musk: SpaceX will hire up to 1,000 people in new Seattle officeElon Musk. Update: SpaceX’s new Seattle-area office is in Redmond; Elon Musk to visit region this week SpaceX…
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Inmarsat’s Second Global Xpress Satellite Prepped for Launch
Read more →: Inmarsat’s Second Global Xpress Satellite Prepped for Launch[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] Khrunichev Research and Production Space Center, Yuzhny Space Center’s TsENKI division and Boeing are preparing…
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Techno-Sciences Awarded Contracts Totaling $7.5 Million for Satellite Search and Rescue
Read more →: Techno-Sciences Awarded Contracts Totaling $7.5 Million for Satellite Search and Rescue[Via Satellite 01-13-2015] McMurdo Group’s recently acquired Techno-Sciences has received contracts worth approximately $7.5 million from NASA and…