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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announces the arrival of the Falcon 9 first stage flight tank at SpaceX’s newest launch site, Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Raytheon Company said it has received confirmation from NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation that a water-detecting sensor system on the Chandrayaan-1 lunar-orbiting spacecraft has been activated and is fully functional.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation has made a US$40 million profit with its first satellite platform for an international customer, the Press Trust of India reports.
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Euroconsult announced that world government space programme expenditures are at a historical high of more than US$62 billion dollars in 2008, with planned satellite launches in the next ten years to increase 38 percent over the previous decade.
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The Russian space agency plans 39 space launches next year from the Baikonur and Plesetsk cosmodromes.
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Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space of Italy announced they are forming a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deliver a new family of space-based remote sensing systems for customers around the world.
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SES has formally accepted the Astra 1M satellite after having successfully completed in-orbit testing and verified its full performance. The satellite designed and built by Astrium is now ready for operational service.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide four advanced technology solutions for Space Systems/Loral Inc.
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