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Archive for July, 2007

SSTL receives three RAeS awards

July 18th, 2007 by

The achievements of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), UK, have been recognised in by three awards from the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), the company said.
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Ball Aerospace to build next Landsat camera

July 18th, 2007 by

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been awarded a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center contract to build the Operational Land Imager (OLI) for the eighth Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM).
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Lockheed Martin delivers Ares bulkhead demonstration articles

July 18th, 2007 by

As part of the Alliant Techsystems-led team and its risk reduction efforts focused on the Ares I upper stage production proposal, Lockheed Martin has completed fabrication of two common bulkhead demonstration articles.
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Russia’s military plans Rokot launches

July 18th, 2007 by

The Russian Space Troops are going to use Rokot launchers to place military satellites in orbit, Commander Col.-Gen. Vladimir Popovkin said.
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EMS Founder Pippin Dies

July 17th, 2007 by

John Pippin, founder of EMS Technologies Inc., died July 13, the company announced. Pippin…
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Louisiana Deploys Spacenet’s Connexstar Service

July 17th, 2007 by

Spacenet Inc.’s Connexstar VSAT services have been deployed as part of an emergency response network by the State of…
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Norsat Receives U.S. Patent For GlobeTrekker

July 17th, 2007 by

Norsat International Inc. has been granted a U.S. patent for its GlobeTrekker portable satellite communications unit, the company announced July 16. The patent, “Portable High-speed and…
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Inmarsat Launches IsatPhone

July 17th, 2007 by

Inmarsat launched its first commercially available handheld satellite phone July 16, the company announced. The IsatPhone, an attempt to “shake up the satellite phone market,”…
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