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Search For Lunar Ice Fostered By New Technology

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Monday, November 3rd, 2008

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A satellite that India launched carries systems to seek ice in polar regions of the moon that are aided by new technologies, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The Forerunner miniaturized-radio frequency system was delivered by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to the Indian Space Research Organization in March, integrated onto the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, and launched into orbit Oct. 22 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. Under contract to the U.S. Navy, Raytheon provided the antenna, transmitter, analog…

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