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The completion of the Russian segment for the International Space Station will be delayed for five years owing to insufficient funding, the head of Russia’s space rocket corporation said.
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COM DEV International Ltd. has been awarded an Authorisation to Proceed (ATP) valued at US$1.2 million to provide passive microwave components for a commercial satellite.
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The European Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space today signed a EUR305 million (US$483 million) contract to provide the first Sentinel-3 Earth observation satellite, devoted to oceanography and land-vegetation monitoring, as part of the European GMES programme. As prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space is responsible for the satellite’s design, development and integration.
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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has been awarded a contract extension by NASA to continue development of the Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE). The CECE is advancing technology readiness to support future lunar lander development.
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Aerojet announced its contract award from NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) for the development of a 24.5 kN (5,500 lbf) Liquid Oxygen-Liquid Methane engine.
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NASA engineers have adjusted the flight path of the Phoenix Mars Lander, setting the spacecraft on course for its landing on the Red Planet on 25 May.
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Harris Corporation has been awarded a 10-year contract valued at more than US$40 million to supply depot support and engineering services for multiple space control systems for the U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Superiority Systems Wing at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
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NASA is preparing to send a small spacecraft called the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) to the moon in 2011 to assess the lunar atmosphere and the nature of dust lofted above the surface.
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