Month: May 2007

Administration witnesses before a congressional panel remained firm in insisting that the United States has a right to defend itself and its assets in space, and in rejecting proposals to...

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) named Dave Farmer vice president of marketing for satellite services, the company announced May 25. Farmer previously served as vice president of marketing for Telenor...

The Constellation Program to develop a next-generation spacecraft for missions to the moon and Mars completed its half-year-long system requirements review, NASA announced. Constellation will include the Orion crew exploration...

Bahrain Telecommunications Co. (Batelco) believes satellite technology will be a vital element in its growth strategy as it looks to become a bigger player across the Middle East. The Bahrain-based...

BSkyB BSkyB‘s acquisition of a 17.9 percent stake in ITV will be investigated by the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry. Alistair Darling, the secretary of state for Trade and...

There was certainly plenty of give-and-take, even if no consensus as to where the market was going. But the disparity of opinion was definitive about one thing, at least: When...

NXP Semiconductors will supply its Nexperia PNX9520 processor for Sirius Satellite Radio’s TV service, NXP announced May 22. Sirius Backseat TV service is scheduled to be launched later this year...

As Japan’s foremost satellite operator, JSAT Corp. is not merely a major player among the Asian satellite industry but also plays a key role in powering one of the most...

NASA needs a $1.4 billion increase in financial support or it will be sorely underfunded in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, leading contractors stated. As described by sister...

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems completed the launch and early orbit phase (of the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) and has turned satellite control authority over to the U.S. Missile...