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Archive for August 14th, 2008

Lockheed Martin testing advanced launch technologies

August 14th, 2008 by

New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced a successful launch of a test flight vehicle for Lockheed Martin by UP Aerospace from Spaceport America on 12 August.

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NPR, OlympuSAT renew, expand Intelsat contracts

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Intelsat announced two contract renewals regarding capacity on various Galaxy satellites.

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Intelsat results Q2 2008

August 14th, 2008 by

Intelsat, Ltd. reported results for the three-month period which ended 30 June 2008i.

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Ball Aerospace begins final integration and test for OMPS instrument

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Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.’s Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) Protoflight Model (PFM) that will fly aboard the U.S. National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) has entered final integration and acceptance testing.

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