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Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with ESA for the development and deployment of the ground-based Galileo Mission Segment (GMS) and the Galileo Security Facility (GSF). This contract, amounting EUR281 million, will cover almost four years of activity including maintenance. Separately, Astrium has been selected by as prime contractor for the Galileo Full Operational Capability Ground Control Segment. The contract value is EUR73.5 million. In addition, European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani said there was now sufficient money left to order six additional Galileo satellites.
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The first six of 18 segments that will form NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s primary mirror for space observations completed final cryogenic testing this week.
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Astrium said it will launch a new airborne data service providing high-throughput, real-time data streaming and positioning via satellite for the general aviation market.
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said that GPS supplementary signals broadcast by the agency’s First Quasi-Zenith Satellite (QZS) “Michibiki” can now be used for navigation purposes.
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These days, families all over the country are discovering how fun and exciting it can be to host a foreign exchange student. Everyone who hosts a foreign exchange student gets paid a small amount that is enough to cover all of their expenses and just a little bit more. By hosting a student, families get the benefit of living with another person, which helps make things less lonely, and the benefit of getting to explore another culture without ever having to travel to another county. At the same time though, it’s really important to make sure you’re doing a good job and sharing the culture of the United States as much as you can with your exchange student. Many families find that one of the best ways to expose their student to a wide diversity of different cultures in the U.S. is to simply get a satellite TV subscription and […]

Rocket: Soyuz-U; Payload: Progress M-11M (Progress 43P); Date: 21 June 2011, 1438 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Automated docking to the International Space Station is expected to occur on 23 June, 1637 UTC.
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The two Soyuz launchers that will fly the first four satellites of Europe’s Galileo navigation system into orbit have arrived at Kourou harbour in French Guiana.
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