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Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: ProtoStar II (IndoStar 2); Date: 16 May 2009, 0058 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Lift-off and flight of the Proton M launch vehicle were nominal.
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STS-125 mission specialists Mike Massimino and Mike Good today conducted the mission’s fourth spacewalk, continuing repairs and improvements that will extend the Hubble Space Telescope’s life into the next decade.
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ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited said it was not involved in the filing for bankruptcy of its subsidiary DBSD North America, Inc., formerly known as ICO North America, Inc.
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