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NASA’ s associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, John Grunsfeld, has named former veteran NASA programme manager Orlando Figueroa to lead a newly established Mars Program Planning Group (MPPG) tasked to reformulate the agency’s Mars Exploration Program. Mr Figueroa’s first assignment is to develop a draft framework for review by 15 March.Other Posts:GlobeCast Launches WorldTV DTH In EuropeJSAT returns to Arianespace after Proton crashLoral Space & Communications Inc. results 2010Metop-C to be launched by SoyuzJCSAT-12, Optus D3 pre-launch detailsICO reports progress on regulatory mattersIntelsat launches global maritime solutionGilat public offering brings US$68.4 million

A proposed Discovery mission concept led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to investigate the formation and evolution of terrestrial planets by studying the deep interior of Mars now has a new name, InSight.Other Posts:LCROSS passes critical design reviewWildBlue Names Adolph As CFOFalcon 9 static test firing successfulCom Dev expands plantSingTel and ProtoStar announce joint TT&C and capacity agreementsDelay of the day: Falcon 9Lockheed Martin To Conduct GPS 3 System Design ReviewEutelsat Communications results FY2008/2009

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract for C$4.2 million with Earth Video Camera Inc. (operating as UrtheCast) to provide them with information solutions to be incorporated into two high-definition video cameras to be installed on the International Space Station in late 2012.Other Posts:Authorized Retailers of Cable TV Providers Are a Huge OpportunityTwo GLONASS satellites removed from constellationComparison of Premium Packages in DirecTV and Dish NetworkSupreme Court Rejects Echostar Rebroadcast AppealMurphy’s Law 2.0 demonstrated at Euro football championshipGround control segments for Amos-5, Telkom-3 by ISS-ReshetnevIntegral Systems, Inc. preliminary results FY2008KSLV I ground equipment tested

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said it applauds an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) move to allow governments to take “necessary actions” when foreign powers deliberately interfere with satellite transmissions.Other Posts:AIM spacecraft arrives at launch siteProton dual launch for SES-3 and KazSat-2Shin Satellite PCL results 2006AAS radar altimeter for new CryoSatU.S. Air Force awards United Launch Alliance WGS-4 satellite launchRaytheon instrument aboard Indian moon probe activatedSecond W4 transponder for TricolorGlobecomm Wins NATO Contract

SES announced that it has signed a new long-term multiple transponder contract with GlobeCast.Other Posts:Malfunction wipes out more than half of Galaxy 26 capacityDSP 23 updatesMore basketball on IntelsatKazakhstan received all insurance payments for failed KazSat-1Metop-A instruments switched back onReseller Purchases Eagle Broadband SystemStratos shareholders OK takeover by CIP CanadaIntegral Systems to provide ProtoStar with ground system

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. announced the completion of successful testing of its iNetVu Ka-band mobile antenna for use in association with United Kingdom based Avanti Communications’ HYLAS satellites to serve the Satellite News Gathering, Cellular Backhaul, Blue Light Emergency Vehicles, Telemedicine, Homeland Security and Military markets.Other Posts:CRTC Upholds Ban On Combined Satellite TV-Satellite Radio OfferingAstrium hands KA-SAT over to EutelsatSES S.A. results 2007Arianespace to launch ViaSat-1Qinetiq Teams Up With SciemusNext Zenit-3SL launch planned for OctoberIntelsat in joint venture to launch dedicated African satelliteControlling Your Kid’s Time on Watching Cable TV

LightSquared announced that Sanjiv Ahuja has resigned his position as chief executive officer. He will continue to serve as chairman of the board.Other Posts:Satellite Problems Threaten Globalstar ServiceATCi Provides Flyaway Uplink System For Radio Television GuatemalaAir Force Orders Fifth Wideband Gapfiller SatelliteMSV Adds Another ATC PatentUpdate: Thales Alenia Space shipped SICRAL 1B to launch siteDirecTV D2 AdvantageSuccessful launch sets new payload record for Ariane 5 ECAThales Alenia Space altimeter chosen for U.S. Navy satellite GFO-2

The auxiliary mirrors that focus the light from the primary mirror into the science instruments on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have been integrated into the aft-optics subsystem (AOS) by Northrop Grumman Corporation teammate Ball Aerospace and are ready for the next level of testing.
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