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Once you become a subscriber to DirecTV, you’ll have the flexibility of choosing a digital video recorder from the direct broadcast satellite provider or a third-party manufacturer. For millions of people, the stable of choices offered by Direct TV are more than sufficient to meet their needs. Others want to enjoy specific features that are only available from a third-party vendor.
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Orbital Sciences Corporation and Aerojet announced the initiation of the AJ26 rocket engine testing process for Orbital’s Taurus II medium-class launch vehicle with the delivery of a “pathfinder” engine to NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
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NASA’s Space Shuttle Program conducted the final test firing of a reusable solid rocket motor (RSRM) on 25 February in Promontory, Utah.
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Thales Alenia Space has delivered the YahSat 1A communication module to EADS Astrium, for integration on their platform and tests.
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After seven years in orbit and 15 laser-operation campaigns, NASA’s ICESat has stopped collecting science data.
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NASA officials broke ground near Canberra, Australia on 24 February, beginning a new antenna-building campaign to improve Deep Space Network communications.
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DigitalGlobe reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ending 31 December 2009.
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Now you can take your TV along with you wherever you go. You must be wondering how someone can carry such a huge and bulky device along with them.
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