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NBN Co Spends AUD $620 Million on Satellites to Boost Rural Broadband

NBN Co Spends AUD $620 Million on Satellites to Boost Rural Broadband

NBN Co has contracted US company Space Systems / Loral to deliver two satellites designed to boost broadband service in rural Australia. The deal is worth AUD $620 million. It…

NASA Publishes Video of Hurricane Irene from Space

NASA has published a video shot from the International Space Station of the huge storm, Hurricane Irene, as it approaches New York. Hurricane Irene will become the first hurricane in…

Satellites Launch Successfully Aboard Ariane 5 from French Guiana

Satellites Launch Successfully Aboard Ariane 5 from French Guiana

The ASTRA 1N and BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R satellites have launched successfully aboard the Ariane 5. The launch took place in Kourou, French Guiana, on August 6th at 19:52 pm local time. The rocket…

Longest Lunar Eclipse of the 21st Century in Asia on 15th June 2011

Longest Lunar Eclipse of the 21st Century in Asia on 15th June 2011

A total lunar eclipse will be witnessed in Nepal and rest of the South Asia which will be the darkest and longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century with an…

Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 Satellite Reaches Orbit

Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 Satellite Reaches Orbit

The Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 Satellite reached orbit on 21st May 2011 after a launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. An International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M launch…

Space: Intelsat New Dawn Launched Successfully in French Guiana

Space: Intelsat New Dawn Launched Successfully in French Guiana

The Intelsat New Dawn Satellite has lifted off successfully from Kourou, French Guiana at 5:37 p.m (EDT) on 22nd April 2011. The Ariane 5 vehicle separated successfully at 6:12 p.m.…

Space: Next Falcon 9 Launch to take Two OG2 Satellites

Space: Next Falcon 9 Launch to take Two OG2 Satellites

ORBCOMM Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies have announced plans to carry the first two ORBCOMM next-generation OG2 satellites to orbit on the next Falcon 9 launch in 2011. Falcon 9…

Space: UK Government Releases UFO Files

Space: UK Government Releases UFO Files

The UK government has released a number of UFO files including letters and parliamentary questions relating to the period between 2000 – 2005. Over 8000 items have been declassified –…

NASA: Discovery Set to Dock with International Space Station

NASA: Discovery Set to Dock with International Space Station

The space shuttle Discovery is due to dock with the international space station shortly after 11:33am Eastern Time when it will initiate its final burn, which will last for 11…

Space: The Development of Single-Stage Space Flight

Space: The Development of Single-Stage Space Flight

Dr Robert Charles Parkinson MBE has worked for the Rocket Propulsion Establishment, Perme, British Aerospace, Matra Marconi and Astrium. He has had papers published in Spaceflight and JBIS. He also…

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