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Archive for January 4th, 2008

Comtech receives CECOM contract

January 4th, 2008 by

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation has received orders totalling US$17.7 million under its IDIQ contract with the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM).

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Spacehab regains NASDAQ compliance

January 4th, 2008 by

Spacehab, Incorporated announced that it has received notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market that the company has regained compliance with marketplace rules relating to the maintenance of a minimum US$1.00 bid price and US$2.5 million minimum shareholders’ equity requirements, respectively.

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Sirius exceeds 8.3 million subscribers

January 4th, 2008 by

Sirius Satellite Radio said it ended 2007 with 8,321,785 subscribers, up from the company’s 2006 ending subscriber base of 6,024,555. During 2007, Sirius added approximately 2.3 million net subscriber additions.

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WorldView-1 images commercially available

January 4th, 2008 by

DigitalGlobe announced that WorldView-1 has reached Full Operating Capability (FOC) for all customers.

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SpaceDev to develop payload for International Lunar Observatory

January 4th, 2008 by

SpaceDev, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) of Hawaii to conduct requirements definition and preliminary design of the ILO spacecraft’s astrophysics and communications payload.

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Launches with ESA participation in 2008

January 4th, 2008 by

The European Space Agency has published a list of events with ESA participation in 2008.

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New tentative launch date for STS-122, Columbus

January 4th, 2008 by

NASA will try to launch the space shuttle Atlantis no earlier than 24 January.

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Sea Launch to try Thuraya-3 launch again

January 4th, 2008 by

The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander have departed Sea Launch Home Port, for the rescheduled Thuraya-3 mission.

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