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Archive for May 7th, 2008

Astra2Connect to be available in France

May 7th, 2008 by

SES Astra has signed a framework contract with the Internet service provider NordNet to market its satellite based two-way broadband service Astra2Connect in France.
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Intelsat and Panasonic to offer broadband service for planes

May 7th, 2008 by

MultiChoice Hellas announced the renewal to 2020 of its satellite capacity at the Hotbird video neighbourhood operated by Eutelsat Communications.
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Ball Aerospace wins NASA Earth sensing contracts

May 7th, 2008 by

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been awarded a NASA contract that supports the agency’s Science Mission Directorate 2007 Instrument Incubator Program (IIP) in developing Earth science instrument subsystem technologies. Ball will also participate in a contract as co-investigators on a study led by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
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Vietnam plans second satellite

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Vietnam has entered negotiations for an orbital slot orbit for its second satellite, Vinasat-2, which is slated to launch in the next seven to eight years, said Deputy Minister of Information and Telecommunications Tran Duc Lai.
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Energomash to double production of rocket engines

May 7th, 2008 by

Russia’s Energomash is planning to double the number of engines produced for Atlas and Zenit launch vehicles in the future, the head of the company said.
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