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ESA's gravity mission GOCE has achieved a first in the history of satellite technology — the sophisticated electric propulsion system has shown that it is able to keep the satellite completely free from drag as it cuts through the remnants of Earth's atmosphere, paving the way for the best gravity data ever.
Read MoreAitech Defense Systems Inc. is introducing the radiation hardened S950-02 single board computer for spacecraft avionics.
Read MoreNewtec announced the Company has been selected by NTT Electronics to be the DVB-S2 technology partner for the development of the new HVD6100 IRD — the world’s first professional IRD (Integrated Receiver Decoder) to combine decoder functionality, with a DVB-S2 demodulator and AVC/H.264 4:2:2 HDTV support.
Read MoreAscent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI) announced that its state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules will be designed into the development of a hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (H-UAV) called the Silent Sentinel developed by Bye Aerospace, Inc.
Read MoreAvanti Communications Groupplc(AIM: AVN) has been awarded a project by the European Space Agency contributing 250,000 euros in 2009 to the cost of work on a Preliminary Design Review of a new satellite system called Hercules.
Read MoreJampro Antennas, Inc. has announced plans to exhibit a full range of antenna and RF component offerings at Broadcast Asia 2009.?
Read MoreComtech EF Data Corporation has unveiled their new CDM-740 Satellite Modem.
Read MoreSpace Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) has completed NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) science instrument.
Read MoreSanswire-TAO Corp. has begun to modify and test the propulsion system which will power the 111-ft. non-rigid, multi-segmented, rapid deployment/rapid folding Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) currently in production for multiple surveillance and homeland security applications.
Read MoreProtonex Technology Corporation (LSE: AIM: PTX and PTXU) has received a $265,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for advanced development of high performance fuel cell systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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