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Archive for October 18th, 2006

Boeing completes successful FAB-T Preliminary Design Review

October 18th, 2006 by

The Boeing Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) programme has successfully completed a Preliminary Design Review.

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MRO’s instruments ‘working perfectly’ during testing week

October 18th, 2006 by

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has successfully completed a “test week” of observations from low orbit.

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Arirang 2 pictures distorted?

October 18th, 2006 by

South Korea’s recently launched Arirang 2 (KOMPSAT 2) multipurpose satellite suffers “minor teething problems,” according to a statement released by the country’s Ministry of Science and Technology.

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STEREO pre-launch details (II)

October 18th, 2006 by

Launch of NASA’s STEREO spacecraft is scheduled for 26 October (UTC) aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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Delay of the day: MetOp-A

October 18th, 2006 by

The launch of Russia’s Soyuz 2-1a/ST with the European MetOp-A weather satellite aboard has been delayed by one day, the country’s Federal Space Agency said according to Russian news agencies.

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