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[Satellite Today 07-29-08] Com Dev International Ltd. has been awarded a contract by MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, Ltd. to deliver a payload for Project Sapphire, the first dedicated space mission […]

[Satellite Today 07-29-08] Comarch has released an IPTV solution for direct-to-home (DTH) operators that will enable users to offer interactive TV services over a telecom infrastructure, the company announced July […]

[Satellite News 07-29-08] The ownership saga of Inmarsat took another as Harbinger Capital Partners Funds intends to bid for the mobile satellite services (MSS) company and then combine it with […]

[Satellite News 07-28-08] Systems engineer and spacecraft bus architecture expert Keith Volkert brings a unique approach to his independent consulting firm, Satellite Consulting Inc. (SCI). He augments his group of […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Inmarsat has been selected by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) to provide payload in-orbit test services for the four satellites that will form the Galileo In-Orbit Validation […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Sirius Satellite Radio reported 8.9 million total subscribers at the end of the 2008 second quarter, up 25 percent from the same period a year ago, the […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Thuraya has announced a slew of distribution agreements for its ThurayaIP service, the company said July 28.     The operator has signed distribution agreements with: Fort Info […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Pace announced a slight increase in its overall profits for the first half of 2008, according to the company report released July 28.     The supplier of […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Spacenet Inc. has achieved Service Provider Level I Payment Card Industry Data Security (PCI DSS) compliance for its VSAT satellite and managed wireline services, the company announced […]

[Satellite News 07-27-08] A $500 million funding deal from Harbinger Capital Partners comes at a critical time for Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV), according to two of the company’s senior executives. […]

The third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite core propulsion module was delivered half a year early, according to Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]. That module is to propel […]

The Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system has moved to a new phase, with the high-energy laser undergoing testing with chemical fuel, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced today. That high-energy […]

A newly belligerent Russia has begun guided-missile cruiser patrols in northern waters, as Moscow reverts to some of its old Cold War practices. The cruiser patrols near the Norwegian archipelago […]

A ground station antenna system for the Mobile User Objective System was installed in Hawaii for data exchanges with satellites, General Dynamics Corp. [GD] announced. A GD unit, C4 Systems, […]

Why do the Northern Lights brighten, dim and dance? Researchers using a fleet of five NASA satellites have discovered that explosions of magnetic energy a third of the way to […]

ATK Gets $16.4 Million Order For Missile Warning System The Navy gave Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] $16.4 million of orders for the AAR-47 A(V)2 warning system that protects aircraft against […]

The Surface Launched Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) successfully completed system field integration testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., demonstrating interoperability with both Patriot and Avenger weapon systems, Raytheon […]

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch To Be Delayed Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) will be delayed from late this year until early next year, NASA announced. The LRO will […]

A BAE Systems asset to shield aircraft from terrorist shoulder-mounted man-portable missiles (MANPADs) has been installed on an American Airlines plane, BAE announced. The BAE Jeteye infrared missile defense system […]

Billionaire space buff investor Richard Branson is moving ahead with his plan to create a commercial space travel system: the WhiteKnightTwo mothership aircraft, and the SpaceShipTwo spaceship. A portion of […]

The drogue parachute for the Ares I first stage motor passed a drop test, NASA announced. NASA and industry engineers performed the test. The drogue parachute is designed to slow […]

If we can have electric cars, why not electric rockets and satellites? We can. An electric propulsion system for use on satellites in the Air Force Transformational Satellite Communications System […]

If you love space pictures, including shots of the big blue marble, you have to see this. Did we mention that it’s free? An immense gallery of space pictures now […]

United States Faces Daunting Cruise Missiles Proliferation, So Cutting Costs Of Cruise Missile Defense Systems Is Imperative: Analyst Would Laser Missile Defense Systems Be Far Cheaper Solution Than Interceptors? The […]

Many companies in the space and missile businesses posted strong profits during April through June, a picture of glowing health that stands in stark contrast to the dismal losses in […]

Move Would Be Russian Retaliation For American Missile Defense System To Shield Europe From Iranian Missiles A Russian general said Russia may base or at least refuel strategic bombers carrying […]

Obama Would Take No Options Off Table In Dealing With Iranian Nuclear Program The United States and its allies will face a grave threat that they cannot countenance if Iran […]

By Dave Ahearn Just as China has deployed hundreds of missiles aimed at the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. Navy is moving to abandon production of cutting-edge DDG 1000 destroyers with […]

[Satellite News 07-27-08] The big question for optimizing satellite technology is how to speed up the uplink. The good news is that the technology to dramatically increase the speed of […]

NASA, one of the biggest computer users on — and off — the planet is about to make some sweeping changes in its Herculean computer networks, and that will mean […]