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Archive for May 27th, 2008

NSS-5 used to protect atoll in the Pacific

May 27th, 2008 by

SES New Skies said it has renewed its support – through the provision of satellite capacity – of The Nature Conservancy, a conservation organisation working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters.
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Pyrobolt failure root case of bumpy Soyuz landing

May 27th, 2008 by

The ballistic landing of Russia’s Soyuz TMA-11 capsule last month was caused by the failure of a pyrobolt, according to Anatoly Perminov, head of the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos).
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Phoenix ‘in great shape’ after flawless touchdown on Mars

May 27th, 2008 by

NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft landed in the northern polar region of Mars on 25 May to begin three months of examining a site chosen for its likelihood of having frozen water within reach of the lander’s robotic arm. It was also the first time a Mars probe was photographed during landing by an orbiting satellite.
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Update: Rokot launches several satellites

May 27th, 2008 by

According to WikiNews, the main payload of the Rokot launch on 23 May, 1520 UTC consisted of three Gonets data relay satellites.
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