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Archive for November 23rd, 2010

Resourcesat-2 to launch in January

November 23rd, 2010 by

ISRO plans to launch its Resourcesat-2 remote sensing satellite on board a PSLV rocket in January 2011.

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Test completed on second RS-68A test engine

November 23rd, 2010 by

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne said it successfully completed a series of hot-fire tests on the second and final RS-68A certification test engine, paving the way for its use in powering heavy-lift launch vehicles into space.

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Faulty component aboard NASA’s Glory replaced

November 23rd, 2010 by

Engineers at Orbital Sciences Corporation have successfully replaced a faulty component that could have had serious consequences for the Glory satellite, NASA’s next climate-monitoring mission, the agency said.

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Dual-mode HTPS saves AEHF-1

November 23rd, 2010 by

Aerojet said its high-power Hall Thruster Propulsion System (HTPS) has successfully initiated operation on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Space Vehicle #1 (SV#1) that was launched on an Atlas V rocket on 14 August. The system is now providing thrust to raise the orbit of SV#1 (a.k.a. AEHF-1) to its final geosynchronous orbit location.

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DARPA concludes review of Falcon HTV-2 flight anomaly

November 23rd, 2010 by

Following a six-month review, the independent Engineering Review Board (ERB) chartered to examine data collected during the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle’s (HTV-2) first flight has completed its review.

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SpaceX receives license to re-enter

November 23rd, 2010 by

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation has awarded SpaceX a license to re-enter a spacecraft from orbit. The license is valid for 1 year from the date of issue.

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Home Entertainment at Its Best With FTA Satellite Technology

November 23rd, 2010 by

Is it possible to get access to hundreds of channels but without the need to pay monthly subscription fees? Yes, it certainly is possible with FTA system. FTA is an innovative satellite technology that allows people to watch television programs from hundreds of channels using a qualified FTA receiver. FTA television broadcasts can only be enjoyed and acquired if the user will download an FTA receiver program and also FTA files into the receiver.
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Why More and More People Are Watching Television Instead of Going to the Movies

November 23rd, 2010 by

We all love going to the movies and with good reason. Hollywood consistently finds ways to whisk us away to other worlds. You may have heard that more and more people are watching television as compared to going to the movies. Teenagers and young people are still going to the movies in relatively large numbers, which is reflected in growing movie industry profits, for example. Yet, the numbers of people consistently going to the movies in other age groups may be dropping. There are many reasons for this occurrence, let’s look at a few.

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