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We are bombarded by all media with ads about satellite TV. More and more people are switching the old cable with satellite dishes. One of the two major providers of this type of service for the USA is Dish Net. Here I will explain what they are what it is and what you are getting when you decide to buy.
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DVB Television has been so popular nowadays. It gains speed extremely fast and everybody is switching from plain old cable television to this new standard. In this article I will explain what this is in order for you to make the best decision when choosing your provider.

The Atlas V Intelsat-14 launch has been rescheduled.
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For more than two years, i.e. since March 2007, no delays had been announced for Russia’s new Angara family of rockets. This may have been a record in the 15+ year history of the project, but the next delay is now on the horizon.
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A panel tasked with cutting Japanese government spending has recommended scrapping the GX rocket project because of its high cost.
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A Proton M/Briz M is to launch Eutelsat W7 on 23 November, 1419 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Using technology developed for the U.S. ballistic missile defence system, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne successfully completed hot-fire thruster tests demonstrating the ability of miniaturised thrusters to perform the descent and landing operation for a new generation of multi-use robotic lunar landers.
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A radiation-resistant version of NRAM carbon-nanotube-based memory, developed jointly by Lockheed Martin and Nantero, was tested on a recent Space Shuttle mission.
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