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Archive for March, 2013

ExoMars: ESA and Roskosmos set for Mars missions

March 14th, 2013 by

ESA and the Russian federal space agency, Roskosmos, have signed a formal agreement to work in partnership on the ExoMars programme towards the launch of two missions in 2016 and 2018.

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Northrop, ATK complete JWST primary mirror backplane support wing assemblies

March 14th, 2013 by

Northrop Grumman Corporation and teammate ATK have completed the fabrication of the primary mirror backplane support structure (PMBSS) wing assemblies for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

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NASA selects CubeSat technology projects for future launches

March 14th, 2013 by

NASA recently selected cubesat projects for flight opportunities as part of its CubeSat Launch Initiative in the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.

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ViviSat opens ATK RPO facility to clients

March 14th, 2013 by

ViviSat, a provider of in-orbit servicing, has opened the ATK Robotic Rendezvous and Proximity (RPO) testing facility to ViviSat clients at the headquarters of ATK’s Space Systems Division in Beltsville, Maryland.

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OHB Group results 2012

March 14th, 2013 by

OHB Group reported financial results for the 2012 financial year.

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Orbcomm, Inc. results 2012

March 14th, 2013 by

Orbcomm Inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending 31 December 2012.

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New star sensor to be flight-qualified aboard ISS-Reshetnev’s navigation satellite

March 13th, 2013 by

A star sensor developed and manufactured by a German company Jena-Optronik GmbH has been already delivered to Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems.

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‘China supports space junk reduction’ – official

March 13th, 2013 by

The Chinese government has always supported international action to reduce space junk, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman was quoted as saying by Xinhua. Always? Not in January 2007, that is.

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