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NASA Shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach stated that Endeavour’s launch on the STS-134 mission will be no earlier than 2 May at 1833 UTC. Engineers need that time to troubleshoot an issue that caused a launch scrub today.Other Posts:Spacehab, Incorporated results Q3 FY2006The Bright Side of Cable Television To CustomersThird civilian signal to be demonstrated on GPS IIR-M satelliteGOES-P completes environmental testsP80 test firing planned for next weekSMOS payload mated to PROTEUS platformElon in WonderlandGlobalstar announces appointments

The first Russian Soyuz ST rocket built for launch from the European Space Agency’s site at Kourou in French Guiana was to be rolled out to the launch pad for dry systems tests today, the Russian Space Agency said.Other Posts:SES Global ‘Satellite Operator of the Year’Arianespace Receives Contract For Globalstar Second-Generation ConstellationWegener Receives $3.2 Million Order For Digital SignageGet the Best FTA ReceiverYaogan XI to launch any time soonEricsson Completes Offer For Tandberg TVProgress M-58 completes docking with ISSGet the Most Out of Satellite TV With DVR

The U.S. said it would”encourage” India to change its policies which give exclusive rights to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for selling DTH satellite capacity.Other Posts:Measat-3a operational; handed over to operatorOHB Group results 9M 2010Digital TVCable TV 101: Value Your Own TestimonialTHEMIS arrives in Florida for launch preparationsNSR forecasts growth for wireless backhaul via satelliteRussia’s National Broadcasting Launches Pay-TV Channels On Eutelsat-W4Energia Overseas Limited assumes DIP financing for Sea Launch

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appointed former First Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin as head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos, replacing Anatoly Perminov.Other Posts:Hydraulic drive blamed on Dnepr crashAerojet and NEC collaborate to explore low power ion propulsion systemsJSAT returns to Arianespace after Proton crashNew 2.4 m antenna with interchangeable feeds from AndrewSatellite TV Spanish Style – The Best Spanish TV AvailableWays To Make You Feel Comfortable in Watching Cable TV ShowsNo Home Renovation is Complete Without Satellite TVMDA gets funding for next-gen space exploration technology

The cameras of Resourcesat-2 were switched on today and Images of high quality were received at the Shadnagar Earth Station of ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre.
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Three prototype Cornell-University developed, fingernail-sized satellites — collecting the solar wind’s chemistry, radiation and particle-impact data — will be mounted on the International Space Station after the space shuttle Endeavour delivers them on its final flight, which is still scheduled to launch on 29 April.
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COM DEV International Ltd. has been awarded an Authorisation To Proceed (ATP) contract to provide equipment for a new commercial satellite.
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MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), a provider of communications, connectivity and content services to remote locations around the world, and ERZIA, a provider of VSAT maritime communications in Spain, announced that their joint venture to develop a teleport in Santander, Spain has been completed and is officially open.
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