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United Launch Alliance (ULA) and XCOR Aerospace announced successful hot-fire demonstrations of a lower-mass, lower-cost approach to liquid-fuelled rocket-engine vacuum nozzles. The new nozzle technology, which uses aluminium alloys and new manufacturing techniques, is projected to be less costly and lower in mass compared to nozzles in use today in typical large upper-stage rocket engine systems.
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NASA opened a new Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF) at its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
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After a safe mode event that lasted 144 hours, NASA’s Kepler spacecraft returned to science data collection at 0745 UTC on 20 March.
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Decisions on the future of the European space sector were made at ESA’s Council meeting in Paris on 16 and 17 March.
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A new low data rate tracking, monitoring and messaging service called IsatData Pro has been developed by Inmarsat and its partner Skywave Mobile Communications.
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Most individuals would love to have a High-definition television at home. It is the latest technological development with regards to television today.
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Earlier the TV viewing was restricted to cable connections that failed to provide a clear picture quality and often faced breakdowns in signals. In addition, the color quality and boring dull way of viewing was also not in the hand of the viewer and the only way left was to compromise with what was available. The DTH service came up as a result of advancement in technology in the field of signal perception.
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