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The European Commission (EC) has confirmed Solaris Mobile as an admissible candidate for the two-stage application process for the provision of mobile satellite services across Europe.
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The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the UK-based satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) by EADS.
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TerreStar Europe Limited, a European mobile communications company and an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation, announced that its application with the European Commission (EC) for a Pan-European 2GHz MSS S-band spectrum authorisation has been accepted and fulfils the Commission’s admissibility requirements.
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Boeing is protesting larger rival Lockheed Martin’s win of the US$1.09 billion GOES-R contract.
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Boris Urmatov, a shepherd in the Republic of Altai (southwest Siberia), is taking legal action against Roskosmos after a rocket fragment fell on his land, according to a local administration official.
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The Committee on Science and Technology of Nigeria’s House of Representatives said that an investigative hearing on the failed NigComSat-1 communication satellite would open in Abuja next week, The Punch reported.

Ministers from 19 ESA member states have agreed to commit EUR9.65 billion (US$12.8 billion) to Europe’s space programme.

TerreStar Corporation announced that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a request by TerreStar Networks Inc. (TerreStar) for an extension of its satellite launch milestone from 30 September 2008 to 30 June 2009, and its operational milestone from 30 November 2008 to 30 August 2009.