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Boeing Looks to Bounce Back From GOES-R Loss
12.17.2008 | Satellite News | Mark Holmes
Boeing Satellite Systems International (BSS) President Stephen O’Neill said the company’s year cannot really be viewed as a success after the loss of a major U.S... read more 

FAA Accelerates Efforts to Integrate Satellite in Air Traffic Control Procedures
5.14.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated an effort to accelerate the development of satellite-based air traffic control systems in the United States by issuing a $2.77... read more 

Gloves Come Off in Hostile GeoEye, DigitalGlobe Acquisition Battle
5.07.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
Satellite imagery provider DigitalGlobe has unequivocally rejected an unsolicited $792.3 million cash and stock acquisition bid from its imagery sector rival GeoEye and called the... read more 

Contracts News
5.01.2012 | Via Satellite | Staff Writer
DigitalGlobe Inks Two Imagery Licensing Deals With Microsoft High-resolution earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe has signed two licensing agreements with Microsoft. The first agreement more than doubles the... read more

DARPA Creates Catalyst Opportunity for On-Orbit Satellite Service Concept
4.27.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
The United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hoping to take a lead role in the space sustainability conversation by hosting a June 26 conference at... read more 

FAA Space Report Shows China Surpassing U.S. Launch Market Output
4.17.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
China has taken a significant launch market lead in 2011 by successfully lofting 19 rockets into orbit by the end of the year – one more than the United States, which launched... read more 

SS/L, NASA to Demonstrate Laser Communications on Upcoming Satellite
4.10.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) is teaming with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to host a Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) on a commercial satellite that will be... read more 

Successful FAA Satellite Air Traffic Test Could Pump $42 Billion into Industry
4.05.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
Alaska Airlines will test a new air traffic control system this June in Seattle that uses satellite service to navigate aircraft and allow airport controllers to keep a constant watch... read more 

Congressional Budget Cuts Threaten NGA Satellite Imagery Program
4.02.2012 | Satellite News | Jeffrey Hill
Proposed military budget cuts, the degree of which are to be outlined in an upcoming report from the United States government’s defense and intelligence agencies, may threaten... read more 

Swiss Space Center Director Wants More Funding for Space Debris Project
3.28.2012 | Satellite News | Mark Holmes
The Swiss Space Center hopes to obtain investments from international firms to support its recent efforts to develop a solution that will clean up space debris in orbit. The... read more 




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