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Sea Launch announced it will launch the Intelsat 19 communications satellite in early 2012, the first of up to five missions on the Sea Launch system for Intelsat LLC under a multiple launch services contract.
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The Japanese government said it will put a new intelligence satellite into orbit aboard an H-2A rocket on 18 September after postponing the launch twice because of a rocket glitch and a typhoon.
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will conduct a flight near the International Space Station (ISS), but docking between them is not planned, Vladimir Solovyov, head of the Russian segment of the ISS mission control centre was quoted as saying.
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Officials from U.S. Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center announced the completion of the Next Generation Operational Control System Preliminary Design Review.
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NASA has selected two game-changing space technology projects for development. The selections are part of the agency’s efforts to pursue revolutionary technology required for future missions, while proving the capabilities and lowering the cost of government and commercial space activities.
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Euroconsult announced the recipients of its 8th Annual Awards for Excellence in Satellite Management.
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