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These goals could involve more robotic support missions, or smaller added capabilities to commercially-oriented HSF missions (eg: astronaut LEO access, astronaut point-to-point capability in LEO, ability to replace a satellite component, ability to refuel a satellite, ability to change a satellite's orbit with a tug ...) then gradually build this kind of LEO capabilities to allow transport and productivity beyond LEO.
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When it comes to space programs, a satellite's blast into the cosmos almost certainly overshadows its return journey.
Michael Yarbrough: Behind the Scenes: European Space Operations Centre Michael Yarbrough 2011
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The satellite's descent path crossed over portions of Africa and inhabited sections of northern Canada.
NASA Says Satellite Debris Fell in Pacific Andy Pasztor 2011
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* The satellite's remains are likely in the South Pacific but the exact location is not yet known.
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Scientists believe Friday is the day for a redundant NASA satellite's plunge back to Earth.
Satellite Debris Could Hit U.S. Andy Pasztor 2011
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When it comes to space programs, a satellite's blast into the cosmos almost certainly overshadows its return journey.
Michael Yarbrough: Behind the Scenes: European Space Operations Centre Michael Yarbrough 2011
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European Scientists Finally Ready to Launch Ice Measuring Satellite The satellite's older sibling was launched in 2005 and crashed before making it into orbit.
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He said two Chinese cities with millions of inhabitants each, Chongqing and Chengdu, had been in the satellite's projected path during its re-entry time.
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Late Friday, NASA put out a statement indicating that the satellite's orbit was taking it as close as 90 miles to the Earth and re-entry was expected around midnight or early Saturday Eastern Daylight Time.
Satellite Debris Could Hit U.S. Andy Pasztor 2011
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This satellite's ability to collect electronic intelligence enabled the United States to make contingency plans for strategic routes into the Soviet Union.
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