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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday March 17, 2011 @08:46AM from the fill-er-up dept.

mangu writes "Intelsat has signed a contract with Canadian MDA to refuel satellites in geostationary orbit. The $280 million contract will buy half of the 2000kg fuel carried by the space servicing vehicle. Besides refueling aging satellites, the vehicle will also be able to tow failed satellites away from the geostationary orbit."

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Re:How much per gallon? (Score:4, Funny)

by sakdoctor ( 1087155 ) writes: on Thursday March 17, 2011 @09:22AM (#35515442) Homepage

More than Oregon. Less than in the UK

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