September 8th, 2006 by
Boston University announced it has received an eight-year, US$42.5 million contract from NASA to study Earth’s radiation belts, a region which can be dangerous to astronauts and orbiting satellites.
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September 8th, 2006 by
The U.S. National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) command, control and communications segment (C3S) acceptance testing has been completed two months early.
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September 8th, 2006 by
Lockheed Martin announced the proposed sale of its ownership interests in Lockheed Khrunichev Energia International, Inc. (LKEI) and ILS International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) to Space Transport Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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September 8th, 2006 by
NASA is targeting a possible launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on Friday, 8 September because of a problem associated with one of the spacecraft’s electricity-producing fuel cells.
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