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ESA has decided to extend the productive lives of 11 of its operating space science missions to at least 2014.
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Ace Investments 1 Limited, a company advised by the Permira funds, announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of Kingsbridge Limited, the holding company for Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS).
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ATK and NASA are marking the 10-year anniversary of NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. The spacecraft, built by ATK for the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, had an initial design and mission life of one year but continues operating today, more than nine years past the initial mission.
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The ball bounces between the two feet of the agile player as he dribbles the ball down the field, passing it to the striker. As he receives the ball, the striker makes a play. The foot makes direct contact with the ball and sails towards the goal. The goalkeeper soars through the air, missing the ball by a fraction of an inch and the ball floats, making contact with the net. Soccer fans abound throughout the country and the world, as they cheer on their teams to victory. While attending the excitement of a soccer game, particularly in the World Cup series, is the ideal way to enjoy a match, watching it through your satellite television is the second best alternative.
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NASA managers have postponed a launch status meeting and news conference planned for 22 November. The events were rescheduled after a Space Shuttle Program meeting determined more analysis is needed before proceeding toward the launch of space shuttle Discovery on its STS-133 mission.

The launch of the Delta 4-Heavy rocket with a classified U.S. reconnaissance satellite aboard from Cape Canaveral has been delayed again.

A Minotaur IV is to launch the U.S. Air Force’s Space Test Program-S26 (STP-S26) mission on 20 November, 0124 UTC (too late for this issue). The rocket will carry four microsatellites, two CubeSats, and perform a technology demonstration into low-Earth orbit.

Japan’s trade ministry said it is collaborating with NEC Corp. and other companies to a small surveillance satellite costing a fifth of current prices for conventional monitoring satellites