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Archive for May 30th, 2012

NuSTAR pre-launch details

May 30th, 2012 by

NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, is being prepared for the final journey to its launch pad on Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. The mission will study everything from massive black holes to our own Sun. It is scheduled to launch no earlier than 13 June.Other Posts:Thales Alenia Space to deliver Giove-B satellite to ESAHayabusa to return to Earth on 13 JuneLaunch of SERVIS-2 set for JuneHow To Start A Forum For Cable TV Providers?Russia starts equipment delivery to French GuyanaMany Business Strategies For 2010 Include Satellite TV in the LineupChinese rocket engine completes initial testsWildBlue Names Gary S. Howard To Board of Directors

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ISS-Reshetnev completes Gonets-M and MiR

May 30th, 2012 by

Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems finished building two Gonets-M satellites and a small spacecraft MiR. On 28 May they arrived at the Plesetsk cosmodrome to undergo pre-launch preparations.Other Posts:Four more GLONASS satellites to be launched next monthMDA to provide “technology solutions” for Boeing 702B satellitesDnepr launch ban expected to be lifted soonSatellite Systems Corp. launches Dominion Test InstrumentsSatellite TV Comparison – Cable VS Satellite TV PackagesSES Astra extends distribution of Astra2Connect to PolandNSR examines government, military demand for satellite capacityWGS-4 encapsulated in payload fairing

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Embraer, Telebras join forces in Brazilian satellite programme

May 30th, 2012 by

Brazil’s planemaker Embraer S.A. and Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras S.A. (Telebras) have signed a shareholder agreement to form Visiona Tecnologia Espacial S.A., whose capital will belong 51% to Embraer and 49% to Telebras. Initially, Visiona will focus on the Brazilian Geosynchronous Satellite, in line with a Memorandum of Intent announced in November 2011.Other Posts:A Quick Rundown of Satellite TV Options Including PackagesNOAA-N Prime delayed a daySecretive U.S. military space plane mission launchedRaytheon first to successfully test with on-orbit AEHF satelliteGCI successfully transitions all traffic to Galaxy 18Spacehab, Incorporated results Q2 FY2007JAXA Sets Solar-B LaunchAsiaSat 7 launch in progress

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