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Archive for September 10th, 2015

ULA and Blue Origin announce production agreement for BE-4 engine

September 10th, 2015 by

United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Blue Origin, LLC announced the signing of an agreement to expand production capabilities for the BE-4 engine that will power the Vulcan next generation launch system.

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First rocket engine test a success for Firefly Space Systems

September 10th, 2015 by

Firefly Space Systems, a Texas-based developer of dedicated launch vehicles for the small satellite market, announced that it has successfully tested its first rocket engine, Firefly Rocket Engine Research 1 (“FRE-R1″).

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ABS-3A enters commercial service

September 10th, 2015 by

The ABS-3A satellite is now in full commercial use. The satellite started service on 31 August 2015 to serve the Americas, Africa, Europe and the Middle East regions.

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ASI and NASA sign agreement on use of COSMO-SkyMed satellites

September 10th, 2015 by

The Italian Space Agency and NASA signed an agreement on elaboration and analysis of Earth Observation data. NASA will now be able to use Italian COSMO-SkyMed programme data.

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BridgeSat to develop ground control stations for optical connectivity

September 10th, 2015 by

BridgeSat, Inc. announced an agreement with Draper Laboratory to support the development of the ground stations that are an integral part of BridgeSat’s optical connectivity system.

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