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Archive for July 22nd, 2008

NASA denies plans to buy Japan’s HTV

July 22nd, 2008 by

NASA said it had not officially or unofficially been discussing the purchase of H-II Transfer Vehicles (HTV) from JAXA.

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XM exceeds 9.6 million subscribers

July 22nd, 2008 by

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced preliminary results for the second quarter of 2008.

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Harbinger ends talks with Inmarsat but remains interested

July 22nd, 2008 by

U.S. hedge fund Harbinger said it remains interested in buying Inmarsat but is suspending talks because of the lengthy regulatory process involved in such a deal.

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Northrop Grumman completes GPS OCX software assessment

July 22nd, 2008 by

Northrop Grumman said its Global Positioning System Next Generation Ground Control Segment (GPS OCX) team recently completed the Standard Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) software assessment.

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Boeing hands over new satellite to DirecTV

July 22nd, 2008 by

DirecTV Inc. has taken on-orbit delivery of the DirecTV 11 satellite.

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Kourou Soyuz launch pad construction to begin mid-August

July 22nd, 2008 by

Assembly works on the prospective Soyuz launch pad at the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana will begin in the middle of August, First Deputy Director General of the General Machine Building Design Bureau Vladimir Klimov said.

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