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Archive for January 27th, 2011

HTV 2 docks with ISS

January 27th, 2011 by

Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori 2 (HTV 2) was successfully berthed to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Orbital to integrate, test Iridium NEXT satellites

January 27th, 2011 by

Orbital Sciences Corporation said it has signed a systems integration and test contract with Thales Alenia Space, the prime contractor for Iridium NEXT, the next-generation satellite constellation of Iridium Communications Inc.
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Lockheed Martin, Raytheon receive Space Fence contracts

January 27th, 2011 by

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon and Lockheed Martin contracts to provide preliminary designs for the Space Fence Program.
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Lockheed Martin Corporation (Space Systems) results 2010

January 27th, 2011 by

Lockheed Martin Corporation reported fourth quarter 2010 results.
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Boeing tests new Ka-band SATCOM antenna system

January 27th, 2011 by

Boeing announced that it successfully conducted its first over-the-air ground test of a Ka-band satellite communications (SATCOM) phased-array antenna system that will enable wideband SATCOM on aircraft, providing increased bandwidth for networking in flight.
Other Posts:Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter puts itself into precautionary modeIntelsat in joint venture to launch dedicated African satelliteFirst GPS IIF satellite ready for environmental testsSatellite TV Can Bring a Love of Food and Travel TogetherSpaceDev awarded contract from Space Systems/LoralNext Ariane 5 receives payloadsRaytheon awarded risk reduction contract for GPS OCXSpacehab receives extension from NASDAQ

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Watch Your Favourite TV Shows Online All in One Place

January 27th, 2011 by

Those who do online work or simply work on the computer all day long know that they can watch TV shows online while doing work on their terminals. This is one of the more enjoyable things that those who work with computers can do. People who do not work on computers may not realize this, but the eyes can only take on one screen at the same time.
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