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News from Global Milsatcom | German Law Impedes Military’s Use of Satcom Bw Spacecraft with Allies

by SpaceNews Editor — November 11, 2013

The legal restriction has made it difficult for Germany to take full advantage of its two Satcom Bw spacecraft during operations with allies.

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O3b Delays Launch to 2014 for Additional Spacecraft Testing

by Peter B. de Selding — September 9, 2013

O3b's planned Sept. 30 launch of four satellites has been delayed until early 2014.

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Spacecraft Glitch Mars LADEE’s otherwise Spectacular Nighttime Launch

by Miriam Kramer, Space.com — September 7, 2013

After a near-perfect launch, NASA’s newest Moon probe has encountered its first glitch on the road to Earth’s nearest neighbor.

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NASA Solicits New Mission Ideas for Ailing Kepler Spacecraft

by Mike Wall, Space.com — August 12, 2013

The space agency issued a call for new mission proposals to help prepare for the likelihood that Kepler will never fully regain its health.

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Spaceflight To Offer Rides on Own Spacecraft in 2015

by SpaceNews Editor — August 12, 2013

Hosted payload broker Spaceflight Inc. took a step toward offering rides on its own satellite platform.

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Europe Tests Re-entry Tech for Reusable Spacecraft

by SpaceNews Editor — July 1, 2013

The Intermediate Experimental Vehicle splashed down into the sea off Italy after being released from an altitude of 3,000 meters by a helicopter.

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Spotlight | Garvey Spacecraft Corp.

by Debra Werner — June 24, 2013

Providing the rocket airframe and launch support services to test technology inflight is a growing part of Garvey Spacecraft’s business.

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Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft Docks with Chinese Space Station

by Miriam Kramer — June 17, 2013

At 15 days in space, this mission is scheduled to be the longest spaceflight for a Chinese crew in the history of the country’s space program.

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VIDEO | Launch of Manned Chinese Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft

by SpaceNews Editor — June 11, 2013

Peter Marquez has joined asteroid mining startup Planetary Resources as vice president for global engagement.

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USGS Takes Control of Landsat 8 Spacecraft for Five-Year Mission

by Dan Leone — May 31, 2013

Landsat 8’s five-year mission is to map changes to Earth’s surface from a polar orbit about 700 kilometers above the planet.

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Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft Suffers Major Failure

by Mike Wall, Space.com — May 15, 2013

The planet-hunting days of NASA's prolific Kepler space telescope, which has discovered more than 2,700 potential alien worlds to date, may be over.

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NASA Considers Robotic Spacecraft Rendezvous as Asteroid Mission Backup

by Jeff Foust — April 26, 2013

NASA would consider sending the first crewed Orion mission to rendezvous with a robotic spacecraft in lunar orbit if it cannot redirect an asteroid to the Moon by 2021.

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Scotland’s 1st Spacecraft Is Tiny Satellite with Big Mission

by Leonard David — April 8, 2013

UKube-1 is completing final testing for launch later this year onboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur.

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Commentary | Reinventing Space: Dramatically Reducing Space Mission Cost — Spacecraft Technology

by James Wertz — March 28, 2013

A variety of approaches can have a major impact on cost, schedule and performance.

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VIDEO | Spacecraft Production at SSTL 2013

by SpaceNews Editor — March 26, 2013

Raytheon's reorganization includes a new hierarchy for many of its space-related and missile defense products

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