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NASA announced it has successfully crashed its two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) twin satellites into the moon.

The third failure of the Breeze-M upper stage of Russia’s Proton rocket in 16 months has pushed its manufacturers to conduct a thorough assessment of Breeze-M.

Astronomers from Harvard have confirmed that the North Korean satellite launched into space last week is tumbling in orbit and that no transmission has been received from it, signals that the spacecraft is almost certainly inactive.

Mobile satellite services provider Thuraya Telecommunications and Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank Mobile have partnered to provide Japanese business, enterprise, and consumer subscribers across Thuraya’s satellite network with mobile satellite communication services.

Modern Times Group (MTG)’s Viasat Broadcasting will provide season-long coverage of the National Basketball Association (NBA) according to a new multi-year pay-TV partnership.

The Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) has developed the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) to cut costs of satellite launches and has installed it on the International Space Station.

The newest LandSat satellite, LandSat 8, has been scheduled for a February 2013 launch.

Arianespace has released a new mobile application that allows users to follow the company’s activities from their tables and smartphones.

The competition promises $30 million to the first privately funded team that can successfully land and communicate with an unmanned vehicle on the moon.

The Skynet 5D satellite has joined with Mexsat Bicentenario on Ariane 5 in preparation for the Dec. 19 Arianespace seventh and final 2012 heavy-lift flight from the French Guiana Spaceport.