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ORBCOMM Inc. [Nasdaq: ORBC] has received a modified space station authorization from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approving its nexgen Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation plan.
Read MoreAn advanced atmospheric sounding instrument being built for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) has successfully completed vibration testing.
Read MoreThe GIOVE-B navsat payload is now going through its checkout at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Arianespace' Starsem affiliate's satellite will be launched on a Soyuz rocket, which itself is currently going through the integration process.
Read MoreThat's correct...well, at least the potential that salt at one time existed on the planet. NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has found evidence of salt deposits, which point to places where water was once abundant...
Read MoreNASA has even more solid info to pass along... the agency's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon, Titan. Plus, a powerful stellar explosion detected March 19 by NASA's Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object that could be seen with the naked eye.
Read MoreThe challenge is enormous for the Jules Verne ATV... a successful first attempt at the automated docking with the International Space Station (ISS) will depend on very tight teamwork, excellent coordination and a superb understanding of the spacecraft and its complex automated control systems.
Read MoreThe Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has reached a parking position 2000 km ahead of the International Space Station (ISS).
Read MoreThe NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step in eventually identifying signs of life on a planet outside our Solar System.
Read MoreSea Launch Company successfully delivered the DIRECTV 11 broadcast satellite to orbit from its ocean-based platform on the Equator, marking its 4th successful launch of a DIRECTV satellite.
Read MoreSpacecom operates the AMOS satellite fleet and the company has announced that its newest satellite, AMOS-3, has completed testing and has been delivered to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch site in Kazakhstan.
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