Finance

Funding Issues Create Industry Anxiety
March 23, 2009
The ability to access funding for business plans has become a lot tougher than it was just 12 months ago, casting a huge shadow not just over the satellite sector...
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SpaceX Tests Merlin Vacuum Engine
March 16, 2009
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, conducted a full mission duration firing of its new Merlin Vacuum engine, the company announced. That test, at the SpaceX Test Facility in McGregor,...
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Orbital To Buy Back $50 Million Of Stock
March 16, 2009
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] will buy back $50 million more of its stock, adding to an earlier $50 million repurchase, the company announced. The move comes after an Orbital Taurus...
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Mobile Gantry Moves At South American Spaceport
February 23, 2009
A mobile gantry performed its initial rollout test at the Spaceport in French Guiana, South America, Arianespace announced. The launch site and mobile gantry for the Arianespace Vega lightweight vehicle...
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Proton-M Launches Satellites In Orbit
February 16, 2009
A Proton-M rocket with Breez-M accelerator launched the Express-AM44 and Express-MD1 satellites. The RSCC satellite mission control then took control of the satellites. At present RSCC via its terrestrial facilities...
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SpaceX Donates Payload Space Aboard Rocket
January 26, 2009
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) donated experimental payload space aboard an upcoming flight of the Dragon spacecraft to support the Heinlein Trust Microgravity Research Competition. The winner’s experimental payload will...
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Arianespace Plans For Three Satellite Launches
January 05, 2009
Lockheed Decides To Use Ariane 5 Rocket To Launch Satellite For Japanese Operators In Liftoff From South American Spaceport Arianespace announced it will provide lift capability to orbit several satellites...
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