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Raytheon Company was awarded US$8.7 million from the U.S. Air Force to participate in development of the future protected tactical military satellite communication system.

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GS Yuasa Lithium Power, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to provide lithium ion (Li-ion) battery cells to be used on the International Space Station (ISS).

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A team of researchers, including engineers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, has demonstrated a new concept for a reliable nuclear reactor that could be used on space flights.

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GeoEye, Inc. has partnered with the Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI), a Mitsubishi Corporation subsidiary, to provide a major Japanese ministry with access to comprehensive high-resolution satellite imagery of all of Japan through GeoEye’s EyeQ platform.

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The design of Europe’s data relay satellite system – EDRS – has been completed and approved. This marks the moment when it moves ahead with a green light from its first customer, the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security initiative from the European Union (GMES).

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The Navy announced that U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) has accepted the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for initial operational use.

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Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems sent the payload module structure of the telecommunications spacecraft KazSat-3 to Thales Alenia Space Italia S.P.A.

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COM DEV International Ltd. has been awarded a follow-on contract to deliver active and passive microwave equipment in support of a major U.S. Government procurement.

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