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NASA has issued a request for proposal for the Ares V rocket that will perform heavy lift and cargo functions as part of the next generation of spacecraft that will return humans to the moon, the agency said.
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Lockheed Martin announced that it has successfully delivered the first of two major blocks of flight software designed to provide command and control of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) spacecraft.
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Spacehab, Incorporated has reached an agreement in principal with RSC Energia to provide facilities and support services for its Mini Research Module (MRM1). The MRM1 will be readied for its journey aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle at the Spacehab Cape Canaveral payload processing location.
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ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited announced that the Los Angeles Superior Court has entered judgement on the verdict the company received in its litigation against Boeing and its Boeing Satellite Services International subsidiary.
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SES Astra and GlobeCast announced the signature of a capacity contract with the French telecommunications operator Orange to distribute its new Orange TV offer via satellite, particularly targeting French homes with no TV coverage over ADSL.
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