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SpaceX And Intelsat Announce First Commercial Contract For Falcon Heavy Rocket
engadget.com 1 day, 4 hours agoSpaceX hit one pretty big milestone recently -- to put it mildly -- and it's now already back with another fairly significant one. It's announced today that satellite service provider Intelsat has signed the first commercial contract for its Falcon Heavy rocket, which is currently slated to undertake its first launch sometime in 2013. Details on the contract itself remain decidedly light at the moment, but SpaceX will apparently be launching at least one Intelsat satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit
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DailyDirt: Cheaper Satellites Are Blasting Off
techdirt.com 2 hours, 55 minutes agoSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has recently demonstrated its capabilities by successfully docking with the International Space Station. It's the first example of a private company achieving this feat, and it's paving the way for more private space ventures. Cheaper space missions are becoming more commonplace, and here are just a few more experimental projects that are aiming to change the space race by creating a multitude of mini space missions. By the way, StumbleUpon can also recommend some good Techdirt arti
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