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A contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will allow Northrop Grumman Corporation to continue technology development for the Upper Stage Engine Technology (USET) programme, the company said.
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Through three new Space Act agreements, NASA is expanding cooperation with companies interested in commercialising access to space. The companies are developing capabilities to transport goods and people to low Earth orbit.
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SES announced two satellite launch vehicle contracts covering the majority of the satellite launch requirements for the SES group in the period 2009-2013.
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Ukraine plans to launch its Sich-2 Earth remote sensing satellite in 2008, the National Space Agency said on its web site.
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ESA has announced the latest in a long series of delays in the launch of its first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) “Jules Verne,” originally scheduled for late 2004.
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Universal Space Network, Inc. (USN) announced the successful conclusion of its support for the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of the Italian satellite COSMO-SkyMed 1.
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Elbit Systems Ltd. said that according to the Israeli Ministry of Defense the recently launched Ofek 7 satellite and its systems were operational and working well.
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Kazakhstan has scrapped the Ishim air launch project, reports Russian newspaper Kommersant. Separately, the country wants Russia to stop Proton launches from Baikonur, according to Interfax news agency.
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