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EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency (ESA) have been informed by the launch service provider, Starsem, that the launch of the MetOp-B satellite by a Soyuz rocket, scheduled for 23 May from Baikonur, had to be postponed. This is due to additional measures required to ensure the availability of safe drop zones for parts of the launcher after lift-off.
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The second SpaceX demonstration launch for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) has been rescheduled for a lift-off on 7 May.
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Astrium has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as prime contractor for the Solar Orbiter (SolO) mission that will perform close-up observations of the Sun.
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Thales Alenia Space Deutschland GmbH has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space-France in the frame of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) weather satellites.
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Astrium Services and Hisdesat, the Spanish government satellite service operator, have signed a framework agreement for a joint technology development project with the aim of establishing a constellation approach for the radar satellites TerraSAR-X and PAZ.
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NASA’s Space Technology Program is seeking proposals to develop solar array systems to enable space electric propulsion systems of the future.
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Telesat Holdings Inc. (Telesat) announced its financial results for the three month period ending 31 March 2012 .
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Hispasat said it will provide mobile Internet satellite service to the new Italian fleet of Italo high speed trains, which belongs to the NTV company, and it comes into operation on 28 April. It is the second initiative of this type that Hispasat has carried out together with the Belgian service provider 21Net.
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