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  Watch NASA launch Landsat 8, its latest Earth-imaging satellite, this afternoon

  By Adi Robertson on February 11, 2013 11:02 am + 6 comments

  Landsat 8, the latest of NASA's Earth-imaging satellites, is set to launch this afternoon. NASA and Continue reading…

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  Nanosatellite controlled by Google's Nexus One will blast into space on February 25th

  By Chris Welch on February 8, 2013 05:27 pm + 23 comments

  For the first time ever, a smartphone will take full control of an operational satellite deep in Continue reading…

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  Robotic pump attendant successfully refuels test satellite

  By Louis Goddard on January 26, 2013 11:13 am + 11 comments

  An orbiting robot developed by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has successfully refueled a mock Continue reading…

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  Dish tries to move beyond satellite, break into the ISP and wireless markets

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 24, 2013 08:56 am

  Dish Network has long been known for its satellite TV service, but over the last year or so, the Continue reading…

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  North Korea to conduct nuclear test 'targeted at the United States'

  By Sam Byford on January 23, 2013 11:30 pm + 208 comments

  North Korea has announced plans for its third nuclear weapon test. In comments carried by the Continue reading…

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  DARPA shows how ambitious satellite scavenger project could work

  By Chris Welch on January 22, 2013 02:35 pm + 8 comments

  DARPA is slowly making headway in its ambitious quest to harvest functioning parts from otherwise Continue reading…

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  United becomes the first US airline to offer intercontinental internet with satellite-based Wi-Fi

  By Dan Seifert on January 15, 2013 05:41 pm + 25 comments

  In-flight WI-Fi on domestic flights is old news — most airlines in the US have been offering it Continue reading…

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  Get a birds-eye view of the Moon's surface thanks to NASA's nosediving probe

  By Dan Seifert on January 15, 2013 04:44 pm + 19 comments

  Just last month, NASA ended the lives of Ebb and Flow, it's two probes that were orbiting the Moon, Continue reading…

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  Communications satellites no longer classed as weapons, US export ban lifted

  By Aaron Souppouris on January 4, 2013 03:39 am + 14 comments

  For the first time since in over a decade, American companies will be permitted to sell and export Continue reading…

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  Chinese GPS alternative Beidou launches for commercial and civilian use with 16 satellites

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 28, 2012 11:59 am + 28 comments

  Beidou, China's own competitor to GPS, is now officially available for civilian and commercial use. Continue reading…