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Archive for July 26th, 2008

EMCORE’s IMM solar cell technology wins R&D 100 Award

July 26th, 2008 by

EMCORE Corporation announced that its world record Inverted Metamorphic (IMM) solar cell technology has been chosen by R&D Magazine for an R&D 100 award.

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Harbinger still wants to take over Inmarsat

July 26th, 2008 by

U.S. hedge fund Harbinger plans to bid for Inmarsat, pending regulatory approval, and combine the group with its SkyTerra business, Harbinger said.

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China wants to increase commercial space market share

July 26th, 2008 by

China aims to build a leading aerospace industry by 2015, Xinhua news agency said.

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IBEX moves to Vandenberg

July 26th, 2008 by

NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, designed to image global interactions at the outer reaches of the solar system, today began its move to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB).

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COM DEV to supply payload equipment for SAPPHIRE

July 26th, 2008 by

COM DEV International Ltd. has been awarded a C$12.3 million dollar contract by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to deliver the payload for Project SAPPHIRE, the first dedicated space mission for Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND).

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Astrium to build Chilean EO satellite–report

July 26th, 2008 by

Chile will reportedly purchase an Earth observing satellite from EADS Astrium.

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