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Chung-Ang University Study Validates the Simple View of Reading for Enhancing Second and Foreign Language Learners' Experience

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Friday, August 18, 2023

It attributes a person's reading comprehension ability to two skills—word recognition (decoding) and language comprehension.

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  • It attributes a person's reading comprehension ability to two skills—word recognition (decoding) and language comprehension.
  • However, SVR is known to have some limitations in the context of second as well as foreign languages (SFL).
  • Their analysis revealed decoding skills and language comprehension skills to be the primary components for effective SFL reading instruction.
  • Title of original paper: Extending the Simple View of Reading in Second and Foreign Language Learning: A Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) Announces Launch and Deployment of Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

TORONTO, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) today announced the launch and orbital deployment of the Telesat LEO 3 demonstration microsatellite at 1:27 UTC, July 18.

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  • TORONTO, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) today announced the launch and orbital deployment of the Telesat LEO 3 demonstration microsatellite at 1:27 UTC, July 18.
  • Carried into orbit from New Zealand by the Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle, LEO 3 is the 13th successful deployment of an SFL-developed microspace mission in 2023.
  • Ground control established communications with LEO 3 shortly after launch, confirmed SFL.
  • Having achieved signal acquisition, solar arrays deployment, and successfully passing initial satellite health tests, SFL and Telesat are now testing the full satellite.

Telesat’s LEO 3 Demonstration Satellite Successfully Launched

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced its LEO 3 demonstration satellite was successfully launched aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket.

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  • OTTAWA, Ontario, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced its LEO 3 demonstration satellite was successfully launched aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket.
  • LEO 3 was one of seven satellites in the rideshare mission launched from Mahia, New Zealand.
  • The LEO 3 satellite, built by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), features Ka- and V-band payloads and will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.
  • Having achieved signal acquisition, solar arrays deployment, and successfully passing initial satellite health tests, SFL and Telesat are now testing the full satellite.

Rocket Lab Deploys Satellites for NASA and Commercial Constellation Operators, Successfully Recovers Booster

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, successfully launched seven satellites for NASA, Space Flight Laboratory and Spire Global from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand today at 13:27 NZST (01:27 UTC).

Key Points: 
  • Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, successfully launched seven satellites for NASA, Space Flight Laboratory and Spire Global from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand today at 13:27 NZST (01:27 UTC).
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The Baby Come Back mission was Rocket Lab’s seventh launch for the year and the Company’s 39th Electron launch overall.
  • From there, Rocket Lab’s recovery team rendezvoused with the stage on the water, successfully bringing it onto a vessel using a specially designed capture cradle.
  • There can be no assurance that the future developments affecting Rocket Lab will be those that we have anticipated.

Rocket Lab Prepares Mix of NASA and Commercial Satellites, and Takes Next Step in Rocket Reusability Program

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Sunday, July 16, 2023

NASA: NASA’s Starling mission is a four CubeSat mission designed to advance technologies for cooperative groups of spacecraft – also known as swarms.

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  • NASA: NASA’s Starling mission is a four CubeSat mission designed to advance technologies for cooperative groups of spacecraft – also known as swarms.
  • Starling’s spacecraft will also demonstrate creating and maintaining an inter-spacecraft communications network that automatically adjusts to changing conditions..
  • Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with an established track record of mission success.
  • There can be no assurance that the future developments affecting Rocket Lab will be those that we have anticipated.

Shuffle (SFL) Is Now Available for Trading on LBank Exchange

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Monday, July 10, 2023

Road Town, British Virgin Islands--(Newsfile Corp. - July 10, 2023) - LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, has listed Shuffle (SFL) on July 10, 2023.

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  • Road Town, British Virgin Islands--(Newsfile Corp. - July 10, 2023) - LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, has listed Shuffle (SFL) on July 10, 2023.
  • For all users of LBank Exchange, the SFL/USDT trading pair is officially available for trading as of 4:00 UTC on July 10, 2023.
  • Shuffle (SFL) is an O2O hybrid blockchain-based mobile payment solution operated by THE HUMANPLUS Inc., a system integration and development company headquartered in Seoul, Korea.
  • LBank Exchange is thrilled to announce the listing of Shuffle (SFL), an O2O hybrid blockchain-based mobile payment solution operated by THE HUMANPLUS Inc., a system integration and development company headquartered in Seoul, Korea.

Rocket Lab to Launch Multiple Satellites as Part of Upcoming Recovery Mission

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Friday, June 23, 2023

Credits: Blue Canyon Technologies/NASA

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  • Credits: Blue Canyon Technologies/NASA
    The ‘Baby Come Back’ mission, Rocket Lab’s 39th Electron launch, is scheduled to deploy from Pad A at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch window that opens July 14, 2023 UTC.
  • Rocket Lab is also planning to conduct a marine recovery of Electron’s first stage as part of this mission.
  • Rocket Lab’s recovery team will retrieve Electron using a customized vessel and transport the stage back to Rocket Lab’s production complex for analysis.
  • Rocket Lab has three launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital launch site located in New Zealand and a third launch pad in Virginia.

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) Announces Completion of Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite, Shipment to Launch Site

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

TORONTO, June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), a developer of comprehensive microspace missions, announced the completion of the Telesat LEO 3 demonstration microsatellite.

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  • TORONTO, June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), a developer of comprehensive microspace missions, announced the completion of the Telesat LEO 3 demonstration microsatellite.
  • SFL shipped the spacecraft from its Toronto integration facility to New Zealand where it arrived this week at the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1.
  • Following inspection to ensure the satellite shipped safely, LEO 3 will be integrated to the Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle.
  • Once in orbit, LEO 3 will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns after decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.

Telesat selects Space Flight Laboratory to manufacture LEO 3 demonstration satellite

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

OTTAWA and TORONTO, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced a contract award to Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of Toronto, Ontario to manufacture a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) demonstration satellite for Telesat.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA and TORONTO, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced a contract award to Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of Toronto, Ontario to manufacture a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) demonstration satellite for Telesat.
  • The demonstration satellite, named LEO 3, will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.
  • Once successfully launched and on-station, LEO 3 will operate under an existing ITU network filing for Telesat Lightspeed, the company’s enterprise-class LEO constellation.
  • Missions support a wide range of applications related to Earth observation, atmospheric monitoring, ship tracking, communication, radio frequency (RF) geolocation, technology demonstration, space astronomy, solar physics, space plasma, and other scientific research.

Space Flight Laboratory Selects Rocket Lab to Launch Telesat Broadband Satellite

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a deal to launch the LEO 3 satellite for global satellite operator Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT) on an Electron mission scheduled for Q3, 2023.

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  • Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a deal to launch the LEO 3 satellite for global satellite operator Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT) on an Electron mission scheduled for Q3, 2023.
  • The satellite has been built and manifested to Electron by mission management provider and satellite developer Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of Toronto.
  • To meet Telesat’s program requirements, SFL has selected Rocket Lab to deliver the satellite to space on an accelerated timeline within four months of contract signing.
  • Rocket Lab has three launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital launch site located in New Zealand and a third launch pad in Virginia.