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International Launch Services (ILS) and EchoStar announced the ILS Proton launch of the EchoStar XVI satellite scheduled for 2012.
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NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to an asteroid in 2016 and use a robotic arm to pluck samples. The mission, called Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, will be the first U.S. mission to carry samples from an asteroid back to Earth.
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China’s Fengyun-3B (FY-3B) weather satellite has gone into official operation after finishing a six-month trial period.
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The Satellite Industry Association and the Aerospace Industries Association welcome a proposed amendment to H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorisation Act for Fiscal Year 2012, that would authorise the U.S. President to remove satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List, subject to certain restrictions and congressional oversight.
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