November 11th, 2008 by
The first orbit reduction manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft which is orbiting the moon, was successfully performed on 9 November 2008. The satellite had entered lunar orbit the day before.
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November 11th, 2008 by
NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months.
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November 11th, 2008 by
Orbital Sciences Corporation has shipped the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) satellite to its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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November 11th, 2008 by
Northrop Grumman Corporation said it successfully delivered a key sensor for global climate change measurement one week ahead of schedule and on budget. The sensor is the second to be delivered for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP).
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November 11th, 2008 by
European Space Agency director general Jean-Jacques Dordain said he would seek “at least” EUR9 billion (US$11.5 billion) from ministers next month to fund new and existing projects in the coming years. He also announced another delay in the ExoMars mission.
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November 11th, 2008 by
Inmarsat Plc announced third quarter 2008 results for its its wholly owned subsidiary Inmarsat Holdings Ltd.
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November 11th, 2008 by
Telesat Holdings Inc. (Telesat) announced its financial results for the three months ending 30 September 2008.
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November 11th, 2008 by
Dish Network and EchoStar, the set-top and fixed-satellite unit Dish had spun off earlier, reported financial results for the third quarter 2008.
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