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Atlantis readied for her trip to the VAB – OPF-1 for transition
Read more →: Atlantis readied for her trip to the VAB – OPF-1 for transitionAtlantis is closing in on the end of her Transition and Retirement (T&R) processing, following the installation of…
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Obama Approves U.S.-backed Satellite Procurement Loan to VNPT
Read more →: Obama Approves U.S.-backed Satellite Procurement Loan to VNPT[06-27-12] President Barack Obama has authorized the U.S. Export-Import Bank to extend a $125.9 million loan to Vietnam’s…
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Analyst Places $52.7 Billion 10-Year Value on Commercial Satellite Industry
Read more →: Analyst Places $52.7 Billion 10-Year Value on Commercial Satellite Industry[06-27-12] The 49 commercial satellite production programs and 419 individual communications satellites produced between 2012 and 2022 will…
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ICO Withdraws Litigation Review in Boeing Case
Read more →: ICO Withdraws Litigation Review in Boeing Case[06-27-12] Pendrell Corp. subsidiary ICO Global Communications has withdrawn its petition for review to the California Supreme Court…
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Intelsat 19 Moved to GEO Orbit After Stuck Solar Array Deploys
Read more →: Intelsat 19 Moved to GEO Orbit After Stuck Solar Array Deploys[06-27-12] The south solar array on the Intelsat-19 satellite has deployed after nearly a month of delay following…
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Globalstar’s Settlement with Thales Puts Constellation Back on Track
Read more →: Globalstar’s Settlement with Thales Puts Constellation Back on Track[06-27-12] Globalstar and Thales Alenia Space have agreed to the terms of a commercial proposal that will allow…
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Hughes Wins Satellite Hardware Contract in Ecuador
Read more →: Hughes Wins Satellite Hardware Contract in Ecuador[06-27-12] Hughes Network Systems was selected by Ecuadorian service provider Telconet to provide an HX System and broadband…
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SpaceX Test-Fires Merlin 1D Engine
Read more →: SpaceX Test-Fires Merlin 1D Engine[06-26-12] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has achieved a full mission duration firing of its Merlin 1D engine and…
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SpaceX joy at Merlin 1D test – Orbital fire up their AJ-26 engine
Read more →: SpaceX joy at Merlin 1D test – Orbital fire up their AJ-26 engineTwo loud rumbles in the south of the United States marked two milestones for the country’s drive to regain…
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Virgin Galactic Hints at Satellite Launch Effort Revival
Read more →: Virgin Galactic Hints at Satellite Launch Effort Revival[06-26-12] Virgin Galactic is renewing its efforts to start up a commercial launch operation for small satellites under…
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KVH Selects Andesat as South American VSAT Reseller
Read more →: KVH Selects Andesat as South American VSAT Reseller[06-26-12] Maritime satellite communications company KVH Industries named South America’s Andesat its reseller for its mini-VSAT Broadband service…
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GeoEye Mulls Survival Options After Losing NGA EnhancedView Contract
Read more →: GeoEye Mulls Survival Options After Losing NGA EnhancedView Contract[06-26-12] The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) has informed satellite imagery provider GeoEye that it will not renew…