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Belgium’s Spacebel has been commissioned to supply to Vietnam with an environment and territory observation microsatellite, VNREDSAT-1B.
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mZeal Communications, Inc. has been awarded a US$1.2 million prime contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to construct the Mission-Aware Network Architecture for Small-Satellite Adaptive Systems (MANASSAS).
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The Boeing Company reported second-quarter financial results.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation reported financial results for the second quarter 2011.
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Roskosmos deputy head Vitaly Davydov has confused some western media outlets with his announcement that the International Space Station (ISS) will be plunged into the ocean at the end of its life cycle.
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Most people only associate satellite TV with home entertainment, but it is actually used in many more places than that. One need only drive around town to see that there are satellite dishes everywhere, and not just on top of homes. They’re also on top of all sorts of businesses too, including bars, beauty salons, restaurants, and more. If you have a business, you might want to consider signing up for this entertainment; you just might make more customers satisfied and thus improve your bottom line.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract amendment with the Canadian Space Agency totalling CA$9.11 million for the Design Phase of the Radarsat Constellation Mission.
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Lockheed Martin Corporation reported financial results for the second quarter 2011.
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