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Aerojet and NEC Corporation announced that they have successfully operated a Japanese Hayabusa low power microwave ion engine at Aerojet’s facility in Redmond, Washington.
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Crescent Communications FZ LLC has signed an agreement with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) for multiple transponders on ABS-7 to serve the Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle East markets for broadcast and IP-based services.
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RRsat Global Communications Network, Ltd. announced the implementation of its new MCPC platform on Hispasat 1E satellite at 30 degrees west.
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EADS North America announced that it has further integrated and expanded the company’s Space and related product activities in the U.S., supporting government agencies, private sector customers and academia.
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Anatoly Perminov said he believes it is up to the Russia’s leadership to decide on his further work as the head of Roskosmos.
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In recent years, movie production companies have been looking for new ways to make their films much more exciting to the average viewer. Filmmakers have always been trying to push the boundaries that they have to work with in order to create something new that will stimulate audiences and push their craft further. While Hollywood is always looking for interesting storylines that they can put up on the big screen, they are also always focusing on the production of films and ways that they can improve special effects. Within the last thirty years, special effects have improved at an impressively fast rate because film studios are now utilizing all kinds of advanced computer technologies in order to produce such impressive effects. Those effects were once only available to be seen in their best quality at the movie theater, and once a film left the theater, audiences were left to watch […]

For those who had excellent first dates, there’s a desire to excel to the same level, or even top, that initial experience. And while going social again might be a good idea for those who don’t feel comfortable talking in private yet, anyone who is thinking about dinner and a movie might want to get more creative. After all, there’s not much that’s romantic about stepping on sticky floors and getting popcorn stains on one’s clothing while cell phones go off through the duration of the film. The fact is that it is often a lot more enjoyable to watch a film at home, and this way, it’s possible to move beyond what’s in theaters and to pick something that one’s date might have mentioned as a favorite already.
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International Launch Services (ILS) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) of Tokyo, Japan, announced a new contract for the launch of Turksat 4A and Turksat 4B on ILS Proton. Turksat 4A is scheduled to launch in late 2013 and Turksat 4B in early 2014.Other Posts:ViaSat selects Tom Moore to lead Ka-band broadband ventureCluster Spacecraft Catch a Magnetic ReconnectionReport: Russia To Add Six Satellites To GlonassEurope Approves Apax Acquisition Of Telenor SatelliteNASA, ATK Signs Ares First Stage ContractNorthrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace Systems) results Q1 2009Ball Aerospace completes STPSat-2 pre-shipment reviewISRO’s cryo engine passes flight acceptance test