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China’s second lunar probe, Chang’e-2, is set to launch from Xichang. Lift-off could occur on the National Day, i.e. 1 October, reports have said.
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The Raytheon Company team developing the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) Advanced Control Segment (OCX) successfully completed on schedule an integrated baseline review with the U.S. Air Force.
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During the Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) annual conference from 28 to 30 September in San Francisco, Thales Alenia Space and Zodiac Data Systems are announcing that they plan to team up on solutions for the monitoring of satellite transmissions and protection against interference, whether intentional or not.
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Integral Systems, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a sole source contract from an unnamed satellite communications service provider to expand its existing satellite fleet control system to support four Boeing 702 satellites already in orbit.
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The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command / Army Forces Strategic Forces Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) has contracted with Andrews Space to develop a nanosatellite to provide real time tactical imagery to the U.S. military.
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Space-based AIS reception, which enables tracking ships on a large scale, has become a hot topic recently. It was only a question of time before a similar system for tracking airplanes from space was proposed. It will start with a balloon, though.
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Companies have been trying to revolutionize the television for some time. Years ago I purchased a set top media box made by Dlink. It allowed me to do some basic slideshows of photos and listen to Internet radio. Today, we have only slightly better options. Apple TV will let you watch your iTunes in the living room and the Roku box brings NetFlix streaming to your home. Google recently made an announcement that could substantially change how we watch television. It is called Google TV.
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