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NASA has provided some details of the incident that affected its EOS Aura satellite on 12 March 2010.
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A relatively old GPS satellite has stopped working shortly after a manoeuvre. It is not known whether the failure is permanent.
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There are a lot of businesses where entertaining customers play a crucial role in the success of the business, whether overtly or indirectly. If you own or manage a business in today’s tough economic times, when competition is particularly fierce, you should think about getting a satellite TV subscription. It can make a huge difference when it comes to setting your business apart from the rest of the pack and staying afloat. But how do you know if your business is the right kind of business to benefit from satellite?
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Planning a vacation? Instead of heading to your local travel agency to pay a small fortune on commissions, why not just head to your living room to get some helpful travel tips from your satellite TV?
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It seems like nothing makes time go slower than waiting around. When you head to the dentist, the doctor, a meeting at a client’s office, the DMV, anywhere where you’re likely to be ‘put on hold,’ that 35 minute wait can be excruciating. Many business owners don’t realize that there are definitely ways to make the wait seem worse, like not offering entertainment or giving an idea of how long is left to wait. Instead of leaving customers and clients out to dry, the wise business owner with a waiting room will try some of these simple techniques to improve their customer service reputation.
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While many educators may believe the television is responsible for the general decline in children’s interest in education, others are taking the approach that this valuable media tool simply isn’t being properly utilized in the classroom. Today there are many educational options on television that take a fun and creative approach to learning. These programs are, in fact, interesting enough that regular people tune in everyday not just for learning, but for entertainment! If kids are going to watch television anyway, why not point them in the right direction?
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Rocket: Soyuz-FG; Payload: Soyuz TMA-18; Date: 2 April 2010, 0404 UTC; Launch Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The manned transport spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for another mission to the International Space Station.

The Bolivian government and Great Wall Industries Corporation (GWIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding on helping Bolivia launch the Tupac Katari communications satellite in 2013.