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Intelsat and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced the first commercial contract for the Falcon Heavy rocket.
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Iran has apparently postponed the launch of its Fajr satellite aboard an indigenous Safir 1B rocket.
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The Lockheed Martin team developing the next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has completed a major integration and test event on the programme’s satellite pathfinder, known as the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST). The milestone is a key indication that the GPS III team is on track to deliver the first satellite for launch availability in 2014, the company said.
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The mission team of NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, with twin probes named Ebb and Flow, is now preparing for extended science operations starting 30 August and continuing through 3 December 2012.
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Euroconsult announced the launch of its latest research report, “Hosted Payloads: The View From Within.”
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Kazakhstan is reported to block upcoming Russian satellite launches from Baikonur because of a dispute over drop zones for spent rocket stages.
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Space innovators at the University of Surrey and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) are developing ‘STRaND-2′, a twin-satellite mission to test a novel in-orbit docking system based upon XBOX Kinect technology that could change the way space assets are built, maintained and decommissioned, SSTL said.
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An Ariane 5 solid-propellant booster was test-fired yesterday at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to help improve the reliability of Europe’s heavy launcher.