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Space shuttle Commander Mark Kelly and his five crewmates are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 1256 UTC. The STS-134 mission is the penultimate orbiter flight and the final one for shuttle Endeavour.

The launch of GSAT-8 and ST-2 aboard an Ariane 5 from Kourou in French Guyana was postponed by a day.

The launch of Russia’s Spektr-R astrophysical observatory (RadioAstron) into orbit, set for July, will not be postponed, a Russian official was quoted as saying.

Eutelsat confirmed it has leased a Chinese satellite, apparently in order to save the reservation for an orbital slot that would otherwise have expired next month.

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) applauded the release by the U.S. Departments of Defense, State, and Commerce of an interim report that assesses the national security impact of reforming United States export control policy for satellites. Congress requested the Report in Section 1248 of the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act.

DISH Network Corporation announced that Joseph P. Clayton has been named the company’s president and chief executive officer and has been appointed to the DISH Network board of directors, effective 20 June 2011.

There are lots of non-cable TV viewers who are watching the same channels every single day. But here is the question that I want to ask you. Are you sick and tired of watching them over and over? For me, I think most of the people are looking for more entertainment and fun at home. In that case, you need to subscribe with a local cable television provider. Before we get through this topic, let me explain to you about the difference between a cable and non-cable television. You may expect a big difference between these two, and I’ll explain it to you right now.Other Posts:Decommissioned science satellite hit by unknown objectHow To Upgrade Your Cable TV Service In No Time?Changing for the Better With the Help of Satellite TVHubble Servicing Mission 4 previewProgress vessel undocks from ISSSirius exceeds 8.3 million subscribersWorldSpace supports European satellite radio standardAnother Galileo agreement signed

In today’s era, you do not have to go out to seek entertainment; just sit at your home and switch on the TV and you would not realize how time would pass by. This is all possible because of the technologies, which allow us to watch the channels from around the world. No matter if, you are living in Asia and want to watch a channel broadcasted from America, as with cable TV, this is all possible.