Author: Staff Writer

International Launch Services arguably holds a unique position in the growing business of East-West satellite industry co-operation. With US government permission, ILS launches Western‚ satellites atop Russian launchers as well...

One of the ways to boost subscriber rates in business is to offer service to the mass public. Recognizing this potential, XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], one of the two companies...

While Spot Image Corp. refocuses its business model in part to become more Internet savvy, the Raleigh, N.C.-based Aerial Images Inc., operator of TerraServer.com already is providing an Internet portal...

Alcatel Space announced that it has completed and delivered to Hughes Space and Communications the first of two communications payloads for the two XM Satellite Radio spacecraft. The second payload...

Cosmonauts Sergei Zaletin and Alexander Kalery have found at least one air leak in the Mir Space Station after two weeks of tests on board the Russian laboratory. Although ground...

Energy Conversion Devices Inc. [ENER] announced that it has been awarded a $750,000, two-year, cost-sharing contract by the U.S. Air Force to further advance its proprietary photovoltaic (PV) space technology....

Members of the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board met the week of April 16 to hear briefings from the independent teams that are investigating the March 12 launch failure....

Intelsat demonstrated an advanced interactive, multimedia, Ku-band satellite terminal that combines digital video and Internet Protocol (IP) traffic into a single data stream at the ITU Americas Telecom conference and...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] announced the completion of funding commitments and the final equity partner in its Gilat-To-Home DBS service – the investment bank ING Furman Selz Investments. Total...

Globalstar L.P. [GSTRF] and Qualcomm Inc. [QCOM], partner the Globalstar system, demonstrated Internet access through the satellite system at the ITU Americas Show in Rio de Janerio last week. A...