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TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. has been named as the sole awardee on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for Military Sealift Command’s Next Generation Wideband commercial satellite communications infrastructure and service.

XTAR has been awarded a bandwidth contract from Intelsat General Corporation. The contract calls for XTAR to provide Intelsat General with 16MHz of high power X-band services from its XTAR-LANT satellite stationed over the Atlantic Ocean.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) conducted a nickname campaign for the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), a cargo transporter to the International Space Station (ISS) to familiarise people with the HTV. The result has now been announced.

Do you have a portable color TV yet? Both old and young people are buying this latest entertainment device. Many brands have their own models. Today if you are looking to get it, try Casio portable color TV. Casio is a top electronic brand that many of you know.
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A portable LCD color TV is in vogue. Everyone wants it, as it is very fashionable lately. The old box-like TVs with cathode ray tube screen technology are slowly becoming a thing of the past. Do you know why? Apart from being old fashioned, these televisions are too heavy to lift.
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NASCAR HotPass is a complementary exclusive sports package available only on DirecTV. It was released in the year 2007 and it was a Pay-per-view subscription package in 2007 and 2008. But from 2009, DirecTV subscribers can watch for free of cost.
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The Vinci rocket engine, developed by Snecma (Safran group) as prime contractor, was successfully ground tested with its extendible nozzle deployed, under conditions representing an actual flight.

Acting as a contracting agent for the Department of Defense’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office, NASA has selected five companies to receive a contract for Modular Space Vehicles (MSV).