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After mishap, Bezos vows to press ahead with Blue Origin space project, crew capsule
Read more →: After mishap, Bezos vows to press ahead with Blue Origin space project, crew capsuleBlue Origin’s test vehicle in flight prior to the incident last week. (Credit: Blue Origin) Amazon.com founder Jeff…
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Ball Aerospace Ships Raytheon Sensor-Equipped NPOESS to Vandenberg
Read more →: Ball Aerospace Ships Raytheon Sensor-Equipped NPOESS to Vandenberg[09-02-11] Ball Aerospace has shipped a NASA spacecraft carrying a climate and weather-monitoring sensor built by Raytheon to…
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Spacecom’s Amos 5 Repaired; Satellite Set for December Orbit
Read more →: Spacecom’s Amos 5 Repaired; Satellite Set for December Orbit[09-02-11] Amos communications satellite operator Spacecom has been notified by ISS Reshetnev that it repaired a flaw that was…
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Reports: Bezos’ unmanned spaceship blows up in flight
Read more →: Reports: Bezos’ unmanned spaceship blows up in flightBlue Origin test rocket in an earlier test. Update, Saturday morning: After mishap, Bezos vows to press ahead…
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Orbital Sciences Grabs $135 Million NASA ICESat-2 Contract
Read more →: Orbital Sciences Grabs $135 Million NASA ICESat-2 Contract[09-02-11] Satellite and rocket manufacturer Orbital Sciences has been contracted by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to…
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ISRO Chief Announces Megha-Tropiques, GSLV Launch Plans
Read more →: ISRO Chief Announces Megha-Tropiques, GSLV Launch Plans[09-02-11] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch Megha-Tropiques, an advanced weather and climate satellite, onboard its…
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Sky Vision’s Kentjono Tackles Technical Challenges in Indonesian Pay-TV Market
Read more →: Sky Vision’s Kentjono Tackles Technical Challenges in Indonesian Pay-TV Market[09-02-11] MNC Sky Vision has reached one million DTH subscribers in Indonesia, one of Asia’s potentially biggest growth…
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Cull of Shuttle skillset threatens efficiency and safety risks – DeCastro
Read more →: Cull of Shuttle skillset threatens efficiency and safety risks – DeCastroAs the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) officially ended this week – closing out 30 years of achievements and…
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Broadcasters Constantly Looking for ‘Next Big Thing’
Read more →: Broadcasters Constantly Looking for ‘Next Big Thing’As we come to the end of the summer, we now look forward to September and the latest…
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Newtec to Supply Al Jazeera with MENOS Satellite Terminals
Read more →: Newtec to Supply Al Jazeera with MENOS Satellite Terminals[09-01-11] The Al Jazeera Network has placed several orders with Newtec for its Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite…
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FCC License Assignment Options
Read more →: FCC License Assignment OptionsFollowing last month’s discussion on spectrum leasing, this month’s topic focuses on license assignment options. The spectrum lease…
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Russia Lifts Proton Breeze-M Suspension
Read more →: Russia Lifts Proton Breeze-M Suspension[09-01-11] Russian space agency Roscosmos will resume launching its Proton Breeze-M rocket after a Russian state investigation determined…