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China will launch the ninth Beidou navigation satellite into space in the “coming days,” state media reported. [Such announcements usually indicate that lift-off is scheduled for the following day.–Ed.]
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Astrium has signed a contract with Hong Kong’s Spatial Technology Limited to provide precise surface movement monitoring information for the construction of a 3.5 km tunnel on Hong Kong Island.
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