Space
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Business/FinancialIntelsat Sells Satellite Capacity To Juch-Tech
Intelsat Ltd. sold capacity on its IS-14 satellite to Juch-Tech Inc. That will help Juch-Tech bolster its LinkStar service to Africa. Juch-Tech signed a multi-year agreement with Intelsat for capacity […]
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Business/Financial
U.S. Firm To Market Satellite Imagery Of German Firm To Defense, Intel Customers
MakaLani, LLC. of Hawaii announced it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with RapidEye AG of Brandenburg, Germany to be the distributor in the United States of RapidEye satellite […]
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Business/Financial
Under Way On Electrical Power: Ion Engines To Power Spacecraft
The European GOCE spacecraft will use electric engines to provide critical thrust needed to keep it from toppling out of orbit and plunging to Earth. Those T5 ion thrusters are […]
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Business/Financial
Stolarik Takes Major Post At QinetiQ North America
Mike Stolarik is the new president and CEO of QinetiQ North America, a subsidiary of the British firm that provides IT and engineering. He succeeds Rob Topping who is moving […]
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Business/Financial
U.S. Leaders Using World Economic Collapse To Justify Deep Defense Weapons Cuts, But China Slowdown Doesn’t Affect PLA Buying Spree
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is rocketing ahead in its immense military procurement spending spree despite a cooling economy, but officials in the United States are using the economic slowdown […]
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SpaceSpace Station Module Will Be Named On Colbert Report Tomorrow Night
NASA’s newest module for the International Space Station will get a new name tomorrow night, to be announced on the Comedy Central routine, "The Colbert Report." Announcing the name for […]
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Business/Financial
Analysts: North Korea Cheats, Breaks Rules, So Why Negotiate Further With Pyongyang?
U.S. Missile Defense Is Required As North Korea Pursues Threatening Missile, Nuclear Capabilities While President Obama is preparing to resume negotiations with North Korea after it test-launched a Taepo Dong-2 […]
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Business/Financial
Chinese Firm Indicted For Allegedly Aiding Iranian Drive To Advance Nuke, Missile Programs
A Chinese firm stands indicted for allegedly aiding Iran in its drive to advance its nuclear and ballistic missiles development programs, according to Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. Li Fanwei […]
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Space
North Korean Missile Launch Proves U.S. Needs Missile Defense: McCain
That North Korean long-distance missile launch proves that the United States requires a vigorous missile defense system, according to Sen. John McCain of Arizona, ranking Republican on the Senate Armed […]
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Business/Financial
James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Passes Cryogenic Test
The first mirror segment for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) pass its initial series of cryogenic, or super-cold, tests at Marshall Space Flight Center, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. […]