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    NASA prepares to launch the third generation advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellites

    ByChillymanjaro Tuesday, January 29, 2013Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    NASA is preparing to launch the first in a series of three third generation advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellites, known as TDRS-K. This latest addition to the fleet of seven will augment a space communications network that provides the critical path for high

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