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Archive for May 30th, 2008

Intelsat General awarded X-band satellite services contract

May 30th, 2008 by

Intelsat General Corporation has been awarded a contract by DRS Technologies Inc. to provide X-band satellite connectivity, fibre and teleport services in the Middle East using Intelsat infrastructure and the Skynet satellite fleet owned and operated by Paradigm Secure Communications.
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Khrunichev takes over control of ILS

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ILS International Launch Services Inc. announced that Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center acquired the shares of ILS owned by majority shareholder, Space Transport Inc.
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Aerojet tests R-4D engines for Orion Service Module

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Aerojet said it successfully completed 250 hot-fire test sequences of its R-4D 445-N (100-lbf) thrust bipropellant engine. The test included over 20,000 starts under a broad variety of conditions expected for NASA’s Orion Service Module.
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NASA selects Small Explorer investigations for concept studies

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NASA has selected six candidate mission proposals for further evaluation as part of the agency’s Small Explorer (SMEX) Program. The proposals will study the far reaches of the universe, including the Earth’s thermosphere and ionosphere, the Sun, black holes, the first stars, and Earthlike planets around nearby stars.
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SSTL wins satellite imager contract for climate modelling

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Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) said it has secured a contract worth EUR1.6 million (US$2.5 million) from Astrium GmbH, Germany, to proceed with work on a new contract to develop and supply the Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI) for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) EarthCARE Mission.
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SpaceDev’s Trailblazer selected for next Falcon 1 launch

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SpaceDev, Inc. has been informed by the U.S. Department of Defense Operationally Responsive Space Office (ORS) that it has selected SpaceDev’s Trailblazer spacecraft bus as the primary payload to fly on its inaugural mission, called Jumpstart.
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