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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has received a request for additional information, often referred to as a “second request” from the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), in connection with MDA’s proposed acquisition of Space Systems/Loral Inc.
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Boeing Commercial Satellite Services has been approved as a service provider for the Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition programme.
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SES announced that SES Government Solutions (SES-GS) has extended the means by which the U.S. Government can access their global satellite fleet and custom network solutions capabilities and has been awarded a Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS2) contract.
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Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and SES announced an agreement to launch three additional SES satellites, on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy rockets.
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The Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) concluded the review of the Russian State Commission report on 11 September concerning the root cause of the Russian Federal Telkom-3/Ekspress MD-2 mission failure which occurred on 7 August.
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The Japanese HTV-3 cargo craft was unberthed from the International Space Station. The vessel, filled with trash, will descend into the atmosphere and burn up over the Pacific Ocean.
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Lockheed Martin has begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase for NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN is scheduled to launch in November 2013 and will be the first mission devoted to understanding the Martian upper atmosphere.
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ESA said it will boost European industrial expertise by developing a new radar as part of the Agency’s Space Situational Awareness programme. The radar will test future debris monitoring techniques, helping European satellite operators avoid space hazards and increase safety in Earth orbit.
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