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Russia plans to postpone its next manned launch to the International Space Station (ISS) by at least a month, the head of its space agency’s manned programmes was quoted as saying.
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The head of Russia’s space agency said that cosmic radiation was the most likely cause of the failure of a Mars moon probe that crashed to Earth this month, and suggested that a “low-quality imported component” may have been vulnerable to the radiation.
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The crash of Russia’s Meridian communications satellite was caused by the malfunction of one of the satellite carrier rocket’s engines, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roskosmos said.
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SES S.A. announced that the SES-3 satellite is being relocated from its former location over North America to Asia.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation said was recently awarded a contract to study high-power solar electric propulsion flight system technology for NASA deep space and human exploration missions.
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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that starting today, the company is undergoing investigations by Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD), Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) following revelations that the company overcharged the three parties for expenses.
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Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. announced that Rob Strain will be joining the company as chief operating officer (COO) effective March 2012. He will report directly to Ball Aerospace President and CEO, David L. Taylor.
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