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Archive for January 27th, 2009

Update: Russian launch manifest for 2009

January 27th, 2009 by

New satellites, among them military and dual-use vehicles, will be added to the Russian orbiting cluster in 2009, Roskosmos said according to Interfax.

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Russian government not satisfied with GLONASS management

January 27th, 2009 by

The management of the GLONASS satellite navigation system has been ineffective so far, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said at a meeting of senior officials of Roskosmos.

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Global Trajectory Optimisation Competition 2009

January 27th, 2009 by

Entries are now being welcomed for the fourth Global Trajectory Optimisation Competition. The competition seeks to find the best solution to an interplanetary trajectory problem.

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KSC facility upgraded for Orion

January 27th, 2009 by

After a two-year, top to bottom renovation, the High Bay Facility of the Operations & Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA’S Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is now ready to begin preparations to build the new Orion crew exploration vehicle.

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