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Archive for February 17th, 2007

DVB approves DVB-SH specification

February 17th, 2007 by

The DVB Steering Board has approved the DVB-SH (Satellite services to Handhelds) specification.

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Thai General wants satellites back

February 17th, 2007 by

Thailand’s Council for National Security (CNS) chairman Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratkalin said he wished to take back control of Thai satellites operated by Shin Satellite, which was sold to Singapore’s Temasek Holdings in a politically controversial deal.

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Bad results? NASA pays anyway, GAO report says

February 17th, 2007 by

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that reviews NASA’s top 10 dollar value award-fee contracts active from fiscal years 2002 through 2004 and identifies a number of problems with the agency’s management of those contracts.

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Update: Iridium announces 2006 results, new satellites

February 17th, 2007 by

A few details on Iridium’s planned new satellite constellation have been reported by the East Valley Tribune.

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Boeing to offer smaller, more flexible satellite–again?

February 17th, 2007 by

Boeing is (once again) looking to revive its commercial satellite business, in part by introducing a smaller, more flexible line of spacecraft, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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NASA’s COTS contractors achieve milestones

February 17th, 2007 by

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) completed a preliminary design review for its first orbital demonstration mission, and Rocketplane Kistler completed a system requirements review for its cargo services system, NASA said.

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Delay of the day: IGS

February 17th, 2007 by

The launch of a Japanese radar spy satellite aboard an H-2A rocket has been postponed twice because of bad weather.

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Arianespace plans seven to eight launches per year from 2008

February 17th, 2007 by

A declaration signed in Bremen, Germany confirmed an increase in Ariane 5 production rate to meet growing demand in the launch services marketplace, Arianespace said.

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