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| 03.01.2010 |
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Launch Vehicle Manifesto
The launch services marketplace always has been a tough place to earn a living. These days, there is a combination of strong demand and heavy backload, high barriers to entry, consolidated supply but with new market entrants and former players threatening...
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| 01.25.2010 |
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Proposed Government Funding of U.S. Commercial Launch Enters Political Battle 
[Satellite News 01-25-10] U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), chair of the U.S. Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, is pushing back against President Obama’s proposed 2010 fiscal year NASA budget due to its provision of $200 million in funding to...
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| 12.22.2009 |
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The Top Satellite Industry Stories of 2009
[Satellite News 12-22-09] The global recession may have dominated global business plans and future outlooks in 2009, but the satellite industry finds itself standing at the end of one of its most active years in recent history. Acquisitions, bankruptcies and...
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| 12.09.2009 |
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Arianespace CEO: Kourou On-Target to Debut Soyuz Service in 2010
[Satellite News 12-09-09] Arianespace is on schedule to introduce its new medium-lift launch service in 2010, according to CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall, who celebrated the company’s 30th anniversary at its U.S. headquarters in Washington D.C...
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| 12.01.2009 |
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2009: A Year in Review
On Nov. 14 2008, it was announced that the Eurozone (European Union Member States) had gone into recession, and on Nov. 27, the European (EU) unveiled the EU Recovery Plan which aimed to pump billions of euros into the market to boost economies throughout...
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| 11.03.2009 |
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Postcard from Kourou: Satellite News' Mark Holmes Reports From NSS-12, Thor 6 Launch Site
[Satellite News 11-03-09] I have just returned from Kourou, French Guiana where I witnessed the spectacular launch of both the NSS-12 and Thor 6 satellites on Thursday, Oct. 29. It was my first time covering a launch first hand, and I found...
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| 10.02.2009 |
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SES CEO Assesses Global Launch Services Situation
[Satellite News 10-02-09] Launch services and access to space are at the forefront of discussions in the satellite sector, particularly in light of Sea Launch’s bankruptcy filing. SES CEO Romain Bausch spoke to Satellite News about...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Commercial Lunar Service
The 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, and the approaching end of the space shuttle program after a nearly 30-year run have prompted reflection and soul-searching in the United States as to the direction of future space efforts...
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| 09.11.2009 |
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Boeing and Lockheed Martin Execs Discuss Providing Commercial Launch Services
[Satellite News 09-10-09] The fall of U.S. commercial launch service Sea Launch may offer an opportunity for both Boeing Launch Services (BLS) and Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS) to become a force in the U.S. commercial launch services...
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| 09.07.2009 |
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SpaceX Still Working to Meet Musk's Falcon-9 Year-End Goals
[Satellite News 09-08-09] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully sold its Falcon 1 launch vehicle services twice this week. On Sept. 3, it won a four-year long-term commitment with Orbcomm to launch its new satellite constellation from...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Commercial Bus Rides: Fast Ticket to Space
A U.S. Air Force technology program is scheduled to get new sensing technology in orbit within just two years instead of the typical seven. Separately, Australian Defense Force (ADF) officials estimate that taxpayers will save more than $100 million on its...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Middle Path to Space
Big remains beautiful in the satellite business, but launch vehicle operators are preparing new offerings to meet expected demand from commercial and government customers for small- and medium-class rockets that can deliver smaller payloads more...
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| 07.01.2009 |
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Services Drive Satellite Performance in 2008
Demand for communications and other services helped drive a strong 2008 performance for the satellite sector. Via Satellite takes a closer look at developments that shaped the business and how some of those factors, such as long-term contracts and increased...
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| 06.30.2009 |
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TerreStar-1, Sirius FM-5 Launch Preview
TerreStar-1, Sirius FM-5 Launch Preview [Satellite News 06-30-09] The scheduled launches of the TerreStar-1 and Sirius FM-5 satellites mark an extremely important week for North American satellite communications. For both TerreStar and Sirius XM Satellite...
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| 06.09.2009 |
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Thales Signs Contract for Electronics for Ariane 5 Order
[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Thales Alenia Space ETCA signed a contract with Astrium to provide electronic equipment and services for the latest batch of Ariane 5 rockets, Thales announced June 8. Arianespace announced a contract with Astrium...
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| 04.10.2009 |
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SpaceX CEO Expects Commercial Deals This Year
[Satellite News 04-10-09] SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, in a speech to an executive luncheon at Satellite 2009, said he expects to sign deals in the commercial arena for its Falcon 9 launch vehicle this year. The company, which is aiming to revolutionize the launch...
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| 03.23.2009 |
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Payload Added To Loral Launch
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) will add a government payload to Sirius 5, a satellite for SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (Luxembourg Stock Exchange:SESG), currently under construction at the spacecraft manufacturing facility in California. In addition to the primary...
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| 03.16.2009 |
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Orbital To Buy Back $50 Million Of Stock
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] will buy back $50 million more of its stock, adding to an earlier $50 million repurchase, the company announced. The move...
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| 03.16.2009 |
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SpaceX Tests Merlin Vacuum Engine
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, conducted a full mission duration firing of its new Merlin Vacuum engine, the company announced. That test, at the SpaceX Test Facility in McGregor, Texas, saw the engine fire for six minutes, consuming 100,000...
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| 02.25.2009 |
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Sea Launch Loses Mission; ‘Couldn’t Meet AsiaSat’s Timeframe’
[Satellite News 02-25-09] AsiaSat has backed out of a launch contract with Sea Launch, moving its AsiaSat-5 satellite because Sea Launch could not provide the customer with a desirable timeframe, Sea Launch spokeswoman Paula Korn told Satellite News...
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