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Archive for August 11th, 2015

SMAP releases first calibrated data; but radar still out of order

August 11th, 2015 by

Scientists have completed their initial calibration of the two instruments on NASA’s new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite observatory, launched on 31 January. The other instrument, however, still isn’t working.

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NextSTEP VASIMR partnership enters execution phase

August 11th, 2015 by

Ad Astra Rocket Company and NASA have successfully completed contract negotiations on the company’s Next Space Technology Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) award, announced on 31 March 2015, and now enter the execution phase of the project.

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Globalstar, Inc. results Q2 2015

August 11th, 2015 by

Globalstar, Inc. announced its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2015.

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