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Archive for October 24th, 2008

Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft’s orbit raised

October 24th, 2008 by

The first orbit-raising manoeuvre of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was performed this morning.

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NASA’s next moon mission begins thermal vacuum test

October 24th, 2008 by

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum.

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Aerojet to provide propulsion for NASA’s RBSP

October 24th, 2008 by

Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced that it has been selected by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) to provide propulsion systems for NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission.

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Northrop Grumman to provide further technical support for DSP

October 24th, 2008 by

Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded a contract by the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to provide technical support for the operational Defense Support Program (DSP) spacecraft, primary infrared sensor and mission analysis.

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First RapidEye demo picture available

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Commercial imaging satellite operator RapidEye has published a first demonstration image.

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Northrop Grumman Corp. (Space Technology) results Q3 2008

October 24th, 2008 by

Northrop Grumman Corporation reported financial results for the third quarter 2008.

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