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Both children and adults like cartoons, though grown ups might be a little more hesitant to admit to their fan status. Now there are cartoons for adults and kids, though the content differs quite dramatically. There are entire channels dedicated solely to cartoons, and kids networks are full of their own cartoon rich programming. Whether a child or just a kid at heart, satellite tv brings people all of their favorite cartoon action.
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As ESA prepares for the launch of CryoSat-2 at the end of the year, its associated ground segment is now ready, the agency said.
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NAB Urges XM, Sirius To Pull Wireless Transmitters, Stop Signal Bleed
New 2.4 m antenna with interchangeable feeds from Andrew
Qualification testing of NPOESS computers completed
PLDT/Mabuhay exits deals with ProtoStar
Talia launches satellite Internet network on NSS-703
TSAT to be scaled down; contract award up in the air
Juniper’s IPv6 software to be used for TSAT processor/router
Ensequence Appoints VP Of Business Development

The United Arab Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST) has received the first images from DubaiSat-1.
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GeoEye initiates development of GeoEye-2
OHB Technology AG results 9M 2007
COM DEV International Ltd. results Q1 FY 2008
Delay of the day: Koronas Foton
Optus selects Gilat for broadband satellite network expansion
First MUOS propulsion subsystem delivered
Globecomm-UTStarcom Develop Satellite IP Wireless Network Using Picocells
TerraSAR-X launch comes closer

Following a year of calibration and validation by an international team of scientists, fully-validated, research-quality sea surface height data from the NASA/French Space Agency Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite are now available to the public.
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Rokot launches several satellites
Sea Launch to pay HNS after launch contract termination
Boeing gets contract for final GPS IIR launch
EuroNews Names Head Of Distribution For Africa
Progress M-58 completes docking with ISS
COSMO-SkyMed Spacecraft Ready For Launch
XM And Sirius Promise A La Carte Programming
NSR: Consumer satellite broadband to overtake broadband VSAT

Andrews Space, Inc. announced the completion of a new integration lab, mission control centre, and flat floor to support spacecraft integration and hardware in the loop testing.
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t/Space bids for NASA COTS contract
GMV releases hifly v6.0
Astra 1M undergoing launch preparations at Baikonur
Boeing receives Satellite Industry Leadership Award
Virgin Media Open To Bidding
Sirius To Come Standard In Fords, Audis Sold In Canada
Iridium Satellite LLC results Q1 2008
Ariane 5 lofts satellites for Brazil, Vietnam

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accepted the Government’s offer to transfer 100 percent of the federally-owned shares of the Voronezh-based open joint stock company “Konstruktorskoe Buro Khimavtomatiky” (OSC KBKhA) to the state-run research and production Khrunichev Space Center (KhSC).
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GSLV returns to flight with INSAT-4CR launch
New Report Finds Germany Falling Behind in Broadband
MUOS production phase begins
Contact lost with Arirang 1
Integral Systems awarded contract for Taiwan’s NSPO ground segment
International Space Station: Ten years in orbit
XM CEO Hugh Panero To Resign
Aerojet tests controllable solid propulsion

The Board of Directors of Integral Systems, Inc., announced that it has accepted the resignation of John B. Higginbotham as Chief Executive Officer, President, and as a member of the Board of Directors. His resignation comes only days after Integral reported an operational loss of US$3.8 million for the third quarter of the company’s fiscal year 2009.
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Construction of first Vinasat ground station started
XM exceeds 9.6 million subscribers
FAQ’s on AT&T U-Verse Service
Chang’e 1 orbit tweaked; ESA prepares for tracking
Arabsat orders two more satellites from Astrium/TAS
Globecomm Opens Broadcast Operations Center For Showtime Networks
SBIRS HEO-1 handed over to USAF
Bigelow, Lockheed discuss Atlas V launches

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