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Archive for September 16th, 2010

NASA awards second NLS contract

September 16th, 2010 by

NASA has announced the awards for the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II Contract. The award will provide a broad range of launch services for NASA’s planetary, Earth-observing, exploration and scientific satellites.

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Bangladeshi satellite comes closer

September 16th, 2010 by

Bangladesh plans to launch a new satellite for the improvement of information and communication technology, a government statement said.

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LRO completes exploration mission phase

September 16th, 2010 by

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has completed the exploration phase of its mission on 16 September.

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Astrium investigates automatic landing at the Moon’s south pole

September 16th, 2010 by

Astrium, said it has won a new competitive contract from the European Space Agency (ESA), as a follow-up to the Next Exploration Science and Technology (NEXT) study to develop a Lunar Lander.

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Zombie satellite not stopped yet

September 16th, 2010 by

Intelsat’s Galaxy 15, meanwhile better known as Zombiesat, so far has not lost power as expected.

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