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Archive for July, 2008

ESA commissions Astrium with operation of ISS

July 1st, 2008 by

The European Space Agency ESA has transferred all activities involved in the operation and exploitation of the European share of the International Space Station to Astrium as prime industrial contractor.

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First AEHF satellite undergoing thermal tests

July 1st, 2008 by

Lockheed Martin said the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing thermal vacuum testing at the company’s Sunnyvale, California/USA facilities.

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TerreStar-1 may be further delayed

July 1st, 2008 by

TerreStar Corporation and its majority-owned subsidiary TerreStar Networks Inc. announced that the launch of its satellite TerreStar-1 (TS-1) will be delayed up to six months after a reflector was damaged during manufacturing.

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Proton-M to launch third Inmarsat I4 satellite in August

July 1st, 2008 by

International Launch Services (ILS) has started preparations for the first launch of a Proton-M rocket since the Briz-M upper stage failure in March, Khrunichev State Research and Production Center said.

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