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The Khrunichev Space Center has completed fabrication and tests of stage 1 for the KSLV-1 (Korea Space Launch Vehicle #1), and processed the flight article for shipment to South Korea.
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NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has begun driving from its landing site, which scientists announced they have named for the late author Ray Bradbury.
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U.S. Air Force Space Command said the new Space Based Surveillance Satellite had achieved its initial level of capability and was ready to support U.S. military requirements nearly two years after the satellite was launched. The delay was linked to problems with a piece of electronics on board.
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China will launch several space projects, including a hard X-ray telescope for black hole studies, between 2014 and 2016, according to Su Dingqiang, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former president of the Chinese Astronomical Society.
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Over a month ago, Japan’s HTV3 cargo carrier launched atop a Japanese H-II rocket delivering a software-defined radio experiment to the International Space Station (ISS). This new ISS facility, known as the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Testbed, utilises Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems’ developed antenna pointing system. Initial reports indicate the system is operating as designed.
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London, August 22, 2012–With IPTV subscriber numbers predicted to undergo a huge ten-fold increase, reaching 1.6 million by 2014, the Middle East and North Africa is undoubtedly a region rich with promise for those within the TV delivery ecosystem. The untapped territory provides the backdrop for this year’s TV Connect Middle East and North Africa, which is set to focus on IPTV, OTTtv, and multiplatform services, and provides the perfect platform to explore the growth opportunity within TV delivery.

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