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Sea Launch’s new gas deflector has arrived at the company’s port in Long Beach, Calif., the company announced Aug. 23. The one-of-a-kind gas deflector, lost during a January launch failure, directs engine exhaust away from the platform and controls the acoustic…

Norsat International has unveiled the Norsat Rover, a single backpack portable satellite terminal.

EADS, Thales and Finmeccanica have reportedly reached an agreement in principle on the sharing of responsibilities for the development and implementation of the troubled Galileo satellite navigation system.

An unarmed missile was launched today, 0531 UTC, from Vandenberg Air Force Base so researchers could study its exhaust plume in flight using the recently launched Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) satellite. The modified Minuteman 2 was launched from an underground silo.

JAXA’s troubled Hayabusa asteroid sample return probe now has three of its four ion engines operational again, increasing its chances to complete its journey back to Earth.

It’s announcement time again as the MAKS air show in Moscow is in full swing.

The Cubesat community may have to look for a new launch vehicle as Kosmotras said it would use no longer offer its Dnepr rocket for putting very small satellites in orbit.

[8/22/07 – Satellite Today] Orbital Sciences Corp. has entered into a $100 million revolving credit facility, the company announced Aug. 22. The new five-year credit arrangement, which matures in August…