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Archive for May 1st, 2009

Hubble mission to start one day earlier than previously planned

May 1st, 2009 by

NASA managers completed a review of space shuttle Atlantis’ readiness for flight and selected an official launch date for the STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Update: Russian military satellite launched from Plesetsk

May 1st, 2009 by

The classified military satellite launched by Russia yesterday is thought to be an optical reconnaissance spacecraft.

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Vega’s third stage engine completes final test

May 1st, 2009 by

On 28 April, the final qualification test firing of the third stage solid propellant motor for Europe’s new small launch vehicle took place at the Salto di Quirra Interforce Test Range in Sardinia, Italy.

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Aerojet completes initial engine testing for NASA’s Orion crew module

May 1st, 2009 by

Aerojet said it successfully completed the first series of vibration and altitude hot fire tests on NASA’s Orion crew module’s 712-N (160 lbf) thrust mono-propellant rocket engine.

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Omid 1 burns up in Earth’s atmosphere

May 1st, 2009 by

Iranian media reported that the country’s first domestically-satellite, Omid 1, has successfully concluded its mission and re-entered the atmosphere.

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MDA provides WorldView ground station equipment

May 1st, 2009 by

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from DigitalGlobe Inc. to provide a ground station solution to an international customer to enable support for the WorldView-1 and WorldView-2 satellites.

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Integral Systems revises sales and earnings guidance

May 1st, 2009 by

Integral Systems, Inc. has revised its previous financial guidance for its fiscal year ending 30 September 2009.

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Eutelsat launches Tooway in the UK

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Eutelsat Communications has launched its Tooway consumer Internet access service in the UK.

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