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Integral Systems, Inc., announced that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded the company a US$1.5 million contract modification to its Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) contract.
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COM DEV International Ltd. announced that it has commenced the search for a new Chief Executive Officer following the decision by the company to replace John Keating.
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SES Astra announced a new initiative to support the introduction of 3D television in Europe. As part of the initiative, the industry reached a common understanding of the minimum technical specifications for the introduction of 3D television and broadcasting.
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NASA and NOAA’s latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-15, has successfully completed five months of on-orbit testing and has been accepted into service.
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Globalstar, Inc. said it has taken delivery of three additional second-generation satellites from manufacturer Thales Alenia Space.
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