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SpaceX awarded two EELV-class missions by U.S. Air Force

December 6th, 2012 by

The United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center has awarded SpaceX two Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)-class missions: DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory, f.k.a. Triana) and STP-2 (Space Test Program 2).

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Thales Alenia Space signs BepiColombo contract with Astrium

December 6th, 2012 by

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract worth about EUR200 million with Astrium GmbH for BepiColombo, the European spacecraft designed to explore Mercury. The two companies first signed an ATP (Authorisation To Proceed) in 2007, kicking off work on this programme.

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