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As prime contractor for the European Data Relay System (EDRS), Astrium Services has contracted the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) to implement and operate major parts of the ground network.
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NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has successfully deployed its lengthy mast, giving it the ability to see the highest energy X-rays in our universe. The mission is one step closer to beginning its hunt for black holes hiding in our Milky Way and other galaxies.Other Posts:ATK builds support structure for James Webb Space TelescopeFive Ekspress launches planned over next two yearsBall Aerospace’s first standard interface vehicle set to launchIridium Satellite LLC results Q3 2006British consultancy to oversee construction of Yahsat ground stationsGlobecomm commences X-Band services offeringStranded satellite finally reaches geosynchronous orbitMars Reconnaissance Orbiter nears end of aerobraking

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ESA’s Euclid mission to explore the hidden side of the Universe – dark energy and dark matter – reached an important milestone today that will see it head towards full construction.
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NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has been taken out of safe mode. Remaining steps toward resuming all normal spacecraft activities will probably be completed by next week.
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The payload module structure of the telecommunications spacecraft Ekspress-AT2, manufactured by the Reshetnev Company, has been sent to Thales Alenia Space (France).
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Physicist and Engineers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Plasma Physics Division and Naval Center for Space Technology are researching a technique to ‘sweep’ Low Earth Orbit (LEO) debris from space using an Active Debris Removal (ADR) system of deployed micron-scale dust.
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