April 10th, 2008 by
The Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. operational altimeter satellite, GEOSAT Follow-On (GFO), has achieved 10 years of successful on orbit operation, providing continuous world-wide oceanographic data.
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April 10th, 2008 by
“The Space Report 2008: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity,” released by the Space Foundation, revealed more than US$251 billion in global space activity in 2007.
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WorldSpace Satellite Radio said its wholly owned subsidiary, WorldSpace Europe, received approval from Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) to use 12.5 MHz of spectrum in the L-band (1479.5 – 1492 MHz) on a country-wide basis for the operation of a terrestrial repeater network in Germany. Also, the company apparently has eventually given up plans to launch its third satellite.
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April 10th, 2008 by
NASA is preparing to send a small spacecraft called the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) to the moon in 2011 to assess the lunar atmosphere and the nature of dust lofted above the surface.
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April 10th, 2008 by
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems announced the completion of satellite integration and environmental testing for GeoEye’s next-generation Earth imaging satellite, GeoEye-1.
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