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Archive for August 29th, 2012

Curiosity begins eastbound trek on Martian surface

August 29th, 2012 by

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has set off from its landing vicinity on a trek to a science destination about 400 meters away, where it may begin using its drill.

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Romantis takes capacity on SES’ NSS-12

August 29th, 2012 by

SES announced that it has signed a capacity agreement with Romantis, a global provider of satellite capacity and networking equipment, to support the growing connectivity needs across Russia and Central Asia.

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Shorter and Skinnier Weather Commentators Ideal for Satellite TV

August 29th, 2012 by

Have you ever watched the local news waiting for the weather report? Perhaps you had something to do that weekend, and you wanted to make sure the weather would be good before you made your plans. How about this; have you ever noted that the weather person was standing right in front of the map at the exact location that you were interested in seeing? Perhaps there was a radar precipitation graphic flowing over the landscape, and behind the weather person reporter. But you couldn’t see it because they would not get out of the darn way.

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