Norway's Eltek, Nera To Merge
The boards of Eltek ASA and Nera ASA have agreed to merge, creating a Norwegian telecom giant, the companies announced. The combined company will have leading positions in transmission, telecom...
Month: May 2006
ATK's Webb Telescope Work Expanded
ATK received contracts from Northrop Grumman to provide additional components and subsystems for NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope, ATK announced May 30. ATK will provide graphite fiber structures to support...
Horncastle Joins Caprock Communications
Caprock Communications named Britt Carina Horncastle vice president of corporate development May 30. Horncastle will be in charge of managing Caprock’s long-term growth strategy, which includes its presence in emerging...
DirecTV Names Shelton Vice President Sales And Distribution
DirecTV Inc. named John Shelton senior vice president of sales and distribution, the company announced May 30. His responsibilities include management of DirecTV distribution network and the development of sales...
Space Adventures To Acquire Space Launch
Space tourism company Space Adventures Ltd. will acquire California-based Space Launch Corp., giving Space Adventures a technology development capability and access to space system intellectual property, the company announced May...
L-3 To Take Over Crestview Aerospace
L-3 Communications [LLL] agreed to acquire Crestview Aerospace Corp. [CAC] for $135 million in cash. The acquired business is expected to have annual sales of approximately $120 million in 2006,...
SES Global Contracts Sea Launch For AMC-21 Satellite
SES Global announced that it has contracted with Sea Launch Co. for a mission on its Land Launch system to send the AMC-21 spacecraft into orbit in 2008. Land Launch...
Military Space Programs Seen Rallying From Neglect, Mistakes
Military space programs, in the past burdened by blunders and underfunding, now are embarked upon a renaissance, a well-known defense analyst asserts. For example, the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite...
Ariane 5 ECA Orbits Satmex 6, Thaicom 5
Arianespace placed Satmex 6 and Thaicom 5 into orbit May 27, the company announced. The mission, carried out by an Ariane 5 ECA launcher from Kourou, French Guiana, was the...
Lockheed, EADS, Join Forces On GPA-Galileo Interoperability
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) will work together to ensure interoperability of the E.U. and U.S. global positioning satellite-based systems, Lockheed and EADS...