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Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Astra 3B, COMSATBw 2; Date: 21 May 2010, 2201 UTC; Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana. The two satellites were successfully deployed into geostationary transfer orbit.

Japan’s first robotic mission to Venus and an experimental solar sail successfully launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.

Planners of NASA’s next Mars mission have selected a flight schedule that will use favourable positions for two currently orbiting NASA Mars orbiters to obtain maximum information during descent and landing.

ESA’s SMOS satellite completed its six-month commissioning this week and formally began operational life.

Harris Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CapRock Communications.

Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which deals with gravity, could be used to improve global navigation systems in the future. ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team has collaborated with the University of Ljubljana to research this possibility.

Maybe you don’t know a lot about satellite TV but you have heard a buzz lately that people are switching from their cable providers to one of the satellite providers. You might be thinking that it seems like too much work to go through just to have TV that is better than what you have now.
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Over the years many dedicated Saturday Night Live fans have dropped the program from their weekly ‘must see’ lineup. The skits have gone from bad to worse, and the comedy borders on ridiculous more often than funny. The guest stars often leave much to be desired, and the program regulars more. What, then, was SNL to do to boost their ratings across satellite TV, cable and network television? How about a hip new guest host?