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Globalstar, Inc. announced that the French Minister in charge of Space Operations has issued to Globalstar its final authorisation to operate its second generation constellation of satellites.
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Bankrupt telecommunications firm TerreStar Networks Inc. is facing two objections to its proposed sale to DISH Network Corp., including from Space Systems/Loral, manufacturer of the TerreStar satellite currently in orbit.

EUMETSAT held its 72nd Council meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 28-29 June. Four member states refused to approve the EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation (EPS-SG) Preparatory Programme Proposal.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted LightSquared a two-week extension to report on recent tests that aimed to determine whether its proposed high-speed wireless broadband network would interfere with GPS systems in the U.S.
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The European Commission has signed an agreement confirming the transfer of funds to ESA for the initial operations of the space component for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme.

A major international effort to shut down radio signals that have, at times, been blinding the instrument on ESA’s SMOS water satellite is producing a marked improvement in the quality of the mission’s data, the agency said.
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NASA Inspector General Paul Martin today released a report that examines the significant technical, schedule, and fiscal challenges NASA must resolve prior to November’s scheduled launch of the US$2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory.
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