Month: April 2003

One year after launch, Sat@Once, powered by SES ASTRA satellites, has released version 2 of its free receiver software, company officials said. The new version 2 software adds “mailcasting” (broadcasting...

Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] successfully launched the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite this morning aboard the company’s Pegasus rocket. The 312-kilogram...

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has shipped the GPS IIR-10 satellite to the Cape Canaveral, Fla., launch site from its facilities in Valley Forge, Pa. The satellite, scheduled to launch in...

Washington D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR], America’s largest satellite radio service, is introducing the first satellite radio receiver designed for personal computers. The XM PC Receiver, called XM PCR,...

IONA [Nasdaq: IONA], a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of integration software, and Connexion By Boeing, a business unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA] that provides communication services to aircraft, have announced that...

Miramar, Fla.-based Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) signed a three-year agreement with Louis Cruise Lines to provide VSAT communications onboard the vessel, Thomson Spirit. Under the agreement, MTN will provide Louis...

The rollout of advanced video services is boosting the competitive pressures on cable and satellite TV providers. The advanced services feature enticing high-definition television (HDTV) and digital video recorder (DVR)...

A low-cost hybrid rocket propulsion system that would be able to launch micro-satellites for commercial and military applications appears to be moving toward reality. Poway, Calif.-based SpaceDev [OTCBB: SPDV], the...

Hughes Network Systems (HNS) and Net2Phone are partnering to offer what they describe as the first end-to-end satellite voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service. The service is tailored as a...

Delta Air Lines’ [NYSE: DAL] new low-fair airline Song plans in October to begin offering satellite TV service to passengers. Song is partnering with Matsushita Avionics Systems and EchoStar Communications...