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A NASA panel that investigated the unsuccessful launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, on 24 February has completed its report but could not pinpoint the root cause of the failure.
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Everyone does something that is not good for them. No matter how intelligent or well informed a person may be, they will undoubtedly engage in some type of activity that they know is not good for them. Whether it is eating an entire pint of ice cream or buying an obscenely expensive piece of clothing, everyone gives in to some kind of guilty pleasure every now and then.
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Direct to Home Services or DTH is becoming increasingly acceptable these days. There are a handful of reasons for this. With a DTH connection at your home, you can rest assured of continuous entertainment without worrying about a cable failure.
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Intelsat Ltd. has selected Boeing to build four telecommunication satellites that will refresh and add new capacity to Intelsat’s global satellite fleet. This contract is the first order for Boeing’s 702B satellite series, which has been in the works for some seven years.

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been selected to provide a satellite for Telesat.

Three Turkish firms will take part in the country’s EUR250 million Gokturk military surveillance satellite project as subcontractors.

When it comes to selecting a satellite television provider, everyone knows there are two choices in America – Dish Network and Direct TV. While you may think that the packages and programming are basically the same when reviewing the two choices, in actuality there is a lot more flexibility in building your television package with one of the providers – Dish Network.

Because of a slowing economy, many families are staying in on the weekends instead of going out. If you think about it, you can easily pay $100 or more to go out to dinner and take in a movie if you have four people in your family. This has actually been good for satellite TV companies like Direct TV and Dish Network, as people are reluctant to give up their entertainment at home.