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NASA’s Space Technology Program has selected five technologies that could revolutionise America’s space capabilities.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its SAT Corporation subsidiary has received a multi-million dollar order to supply its Monics carrier monitoring system and related products to Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) in support of one of its customers that will provide broadband communications services in remote areas. The name of the end-user customer was not disclosed.
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NASA has selected a team led by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation for a technology demonstration of a high performance “green” propellant alternative to the highly toxic fuel hydrazine.
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NASA’s rover Curiosity on Mars has finished a four-day process transitioning both of its redundant main computers to flight software for driving and using tools on the rover’s arm.
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The U.S. Air Force successfully activated the AEHF-2 communications payload on 14 August. Payload activation was accomplished from the AEHF command and control site located at Schriever AFB, Colorado.
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