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The Russian space agency Roskosmos admitted that the Fobos-Grunt mission is likely unrecoverable. “There is little chance that we will be able to realise this mission,” deputy head Vitaly Davydov was quoted as saying.
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced the completion of a key milestone that could lead toward the certification of the Atlas V launch vehicle for human spaceflight.
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The most recent evaluations of NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) project confirmed all systems go for a third generation upgrade of the orbiting communications network. TDRS-K is scheduled for launch aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida in autumn 2012.
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Globalstar, Inc. and satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space announced the signing of an agreement to develop satellite software to enhance operations of the Globalstar second generation satellites.
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The Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space for the construction of a national satellite and ground-control systems.
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Owing to a technical glitch, two articles in the 21 November issue were mangled into one. Correct versions were uploaded to the archive (Thales Alenia Space and ISS Reshetnev to set up joint venture / Northrop Grumman puts DWSS satellite in testbed). Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience.
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The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has been delayed one day.