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The completion of the planned Baiterek [also: Baitarek] launch facility at the Baikonur cosmodrome has been postponed again.
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Two recent Ballistic Missile Defense System-wide (BMDS) tests involving the Northrop Grumman Corporation-built Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellites showed that the satellite system can successfully perform full-course, or ‘birth-to-death’ tracking of a ballistic missile.
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India’s state-run National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) has set up a new acoustic test facility for ISRO satellites.
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According to NSR’s newest market research report, Broadband Satellite Markets, 10th Edition, satellite broadband access is again the leading revenue generator with NSR forecasting revenues from these services will grow almost 15 percent annually over the coming ten years.
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced the facilities where four shuttle orbiters will be displayed permanently at the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program.
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In this article we look at the merits of some of the different packages that can deliver television to your home, and the associated products for these services. We pay particular attention to boot Sky television and BT vision in an attempt to show which service is best in which situation. We also look at the different options available with both services and inspect the quality of services for things like Sky Plus and the new 3D TV services available through some companies.
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