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August 06, 2010

Boeing Scores 3-Satellite Deal With Inmarsat

But... Did They Offer A Quantity Discount?

Boeing has bagged a multi-satellite deal with Inmarsat to build three Ka-band satellites to add to Inmarsat's current mobile satellite services fleet. Financial details were not disclosed. The fixed-price contract, with options, calls for three 702HP commercial spacecraft with 89 Ka-band beams that will operate in geosynchronous orbit with flexible global coverage.

ANN Special Feature: The HoneyBee G2 Gyroplane - 08.06.10

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Jim Fields of AeroWorks International, who displayed the second-generation HoneyBee gyroplane at AirVenture last week.

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ISS Spacewalk To Repair Cooling System Moved To Saturday

Second EVA Scheduled For August 11 To Complete Repairs

The first of two spacewalks by NASA astronauts to replace a failed ammonia pump on the International Space Station has been moved to Saturday, August 7. A second spacewalk is planned for Wednesday, August 11, to complete the repairs.