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In a ceremony heralding the success of the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System Block IIR modernization effort (GPS IIR-M), Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced the company has completed work on the last satellite in the program constellation, which features a demonstration payload that will transmit the new civil signal, known as L5.
Read MoreThe first fully automated docking with the International Space Station (ISS) has been accomplished by the European Space Agency's ATV Jules Verne.
Read MoreThe Jules Verne ATV, the largest cargo-carrying space vehicle ever developed in Europe, was successfully launched on March 9th from Europe’s Kourou space center in French Guiana.
Read MoreA most remarkable announcement involves a collaboration with Richard Branson of Virgin Air and Google entitled Virgle, and they’re looking for volunteers to go to the red planet—Mars.
Read MoreThe VINASAT-1 payload for Arianespace's upcoming dual-passenger Ariane 5 mission has been fueled at the Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a key milestone in its pre-launch preparations.
Read MoreSatamatics has launched their SAT-201i satellite terminal.
Read MoreThe new MITEQ BR Series Beacon Receiver is a versatile receiver designed to lock onto a CW or modulated carrier and provide accurate and reliable relative power measurement indicators for either antenna positioning or uplink power control applications.
Read MoreThe European Space Agency (ESA) has reported that the Jules Verne ATV approached the International Space Station to within 11-m of the docking port on the Russian Zvezda module.
Read MoreScience Applications International Corporation [NYSE: SAI] has delivered its infrared sensor for the Risk Reduction—Alternative Infrared Satellite System (RR-AIRSS) program ahead of schedule.
Read MoreReturning from its 16-day STS-123 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA's Shuttle Endeavour safely returned to earth, with a crew of seven onboard.
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