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Featured Articles » NASA Says Dead Satellite Will Make Reentry Friday » Bajtel Enters into Distribution Agreement with ThinkFlood to Introduce ThinkFlood's RedEye Controls across Poland and Baltics » Space Station Crew Down to Three; More Penciled for Nov. 16 » Distribution Partnership with Inmarsat Announced by Northrop Grumman   Sponsored By: SPRINT WEBINAR: Virtualizing Patient Care: The ROI of Remote and Home Healthcare Wednesday September 21, 2011 2:00 PM ET/ 11:00 AM PT What Attendees will learn: Insights, industry trends, and best practices from the perspectives of two leaders in remote patient monitoring: IDEAL LIFE and Reflection Solutions. How Sprint's wireless network enables the rapid deployment of highly effective remote patient monitoring solutions.   Top Stories » Satmex and Media Networks Latin America Ink Multi-Year, Multi-Transponder Agreement » Stratos First to Activate Inmarsat's New FleetBroadband Large Money Bundle » Eutelsat Extends Agreement with RSCC for Satellite Control » ViaSat Delivers MIDS-LVT to U.S. Navy   From The Expert Corner September 20, 2011 Bolden Boosts NASA SLS, Commercial, Russian 'Semantics' Issue with SpaceX ISS Cargo Demo Flight By Doug Mohney, Contributing Editor NASA Administrator Charles Bolden remarks today before the Air Force Association Air & Space Conference (#AFACONF) on September 19 including a discussion on the flurry of activity with the agency's Space Launch System (SLS), new commercial manned spacecraft R&D, and why there seems to be a “semantic issue” with the Russians around the upcoming International Space Station (ISS) SpaceX (News - Alert) cargo demo flight. Bolden started off by rattling off the announcement of the new heavy lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) and the flurry of activity around it, including the expectation of sending out a “preliminary RFP” by Friday, followed by an industry day in Huntsville, Alabama, on September 29. He described the SLS announcement as a “watershed moment” for NASA and later described the rocket as using “shuttle-derived” technology... Read More    Featured Videos Satellite as a Service, Yes its True    Featured Resources » SMS: The Voice Alternative Channel that Speaks Volumes » The New Way to Reduce Costs and Improve Customer Satisfaction » Informix TimeSeries Video   Featured Channels » Managed Networks » Satellite Optimization » Cloud Communications    SatelliteSpotlight.com is Your Source for the Latest Satellite News   and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here   Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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