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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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Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. said it has completed development of prototype launch vehicle flight computers equipped to bring safety and reliability to future human spaceflight systems.
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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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The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report on quality problems related to parts and manufacturing processes and materials for space and missile defence acquisitions across the Department of Defense and NASA. One of the results: a small piece of cloth stuck in a fuel line may be the reason for the problem that the first AEHF satellite experienced after launch.
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The Russian astrophysical observatory Spektr-R, which had been launched from Baikonur on 18 July, is operating properly in orbit, Roskosmos said.
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The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission reached a major milestone last week when it successfully completed its Mission Critical Design Review (CDR).
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Shuttle Atlantis has landed for the final time, ending a 13-day journey of more than eight million km with a landing at 0957 UTC at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was the 25th night landing (19th night and 78th total landings at Kennedy) and the 133rd landing in shuttle history.
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