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The final flight of space shuttle Discovery lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 2153 UTC on 24 February to deliver a new module and critical supplies to the International Space Station.
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Preparations for the launch of NASA’s Glory mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California have been suspended temporarily. Engineers continue to troubleshoot a malfunction in ground support equipment associated with the Taurus XL rocket.
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ISRO has postponed the launch of a PSLV carrying the remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 by nearly a month.
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The launch of a Soyuz with a GLONASS-K satellite has been postponed for 24 hours.
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Eight days after launch, ESA’s latest Automated Transfer Vehicle, Johannes Kepler, completed a flawless rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station at 1608 UTC to deliver essential supplies.
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DISH Network Corporation and EchoStar Corporation reported financial results for 2010.
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Thanks to all the competition present in the home entertainment market, consumers can afford to be picky. They don’t have to settle for a provider that has lackluster offerings and less than affordable prices because it’s a buyer’s market out there; satellite TV providers should actually be going the extra mile for you in order to earn your business. Here are some things that any decent provider should offer you.
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Year after year, mothers wind up getting the same Mother’s Day presents from their children. Flowers, chocolates, wine, going out to a nice meal, gardening supplies, kitchen supplies and similar gifts are commonly thought of as appropriate gifts for mothers. After getting those kinds of presents at all kinds of holidays though, many mothers would much rather have something that is a little more unique and new. Satellite TV is the perfect Mother’s Day gift because it offers viewers so many benefits and so much variety.
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