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Global Communications Solutions Inc. (GCS) has agreed to be acquired by L-3 Communications , GCS announced April 23. Based in Victor, N.Y., GCS manufactures fly-away VSAT satellite terminals and is […]

A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle placed the Agile satellite into orbit April 23 for the Italian Space Agency,the Indian Space Research Organization announced. This was the first  major commercial mission […]

In a new era where China has the capability to destroy space assets such as global positioning system (GPS) satellites, a system being developed would permit troops to find their […]

A major maneuverability upgrade to the Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) will bolster its performance against new anti-ship weapons, Raytheon announced. Performance of the update, crafted by Raytheon and the Navy, was […]

The Air Force also gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $46.2 million firm fixed price contract for missile program work. This contract provides 14 CALCM/ALCM Test Instrumentation Kids for the […]

The Air Force gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $180 million firm fixed-price contract for the AMRAAM program. AMRAAM, the advanced medium-range air-to-air missile, a guided weapon, is a supersonic asset. […]

By Michael Sirak The Air Force space czar asked Congress last week to grant the service authority to buy big-ticket, large-sized satellites incrementally, similar to the way the Navy buys […]

NASA Announces New 12-Month Schedule For Space Shuttle Launches NASA announced a new manifest for space shuttle launches, listing the starting date of the window for each launch for the […]

A contract employee, William A. Phillips, with Jacobs Engineering Group Ltd., entered Building 44 at Johnson Space Center and shot to death David Beverly, a NASA employee, before committing suicide, […]

A Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) component showed that it could work, according to Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC]. TSAT is provided by Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] and Northrop. The team announced […]

A robotic satellite servicing craft developed by The Boeing Co. [BA] performed well in a test conducted in orbit, the company announced. The Boeing Orbital Express system autonomously transferred propellant […]

The Skyguard AMOUN system intercepted an unmanned aerial target in a test in Egypt, Raytheon Co. [RTN] reported. AMOUN, an Egyptian name, protects high value assets such as airports and […]

NASA may cooperate with its U.K. counterpart, the British National Space Centre, in moon exploration activities that could include contribution of hardware for lunar missions, leaders of the agencies explained […]

NATO nations called for “indivisible security,” agreeing that all members’ national territory must be protected from missile threats. “There is a shared desire that any U.S. system should be complementary […]

Costs were not fully estimated for the two ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs designed to destroy enemy missiles early in their ballistic flights, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) […]

Two key lawmakers pressed President Bush to increase total funding for NASA, saying the beleaguered space agency simply doesn’t have enough money to do the many, and mightily important, missions […]

But NASA Says Orion Still Flies In 2015 NASA altered the Constellation program contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] so that design of the next-generation Orion crew exploration vehicle will […]

The United States risks losing its military dominance in space and its preeminence as an explorer if more funding is not provided for programs in the void beyond Earth, Robert […]

Orbital Sciences Orbital Sciences Corp. posted first quarter revenues of $228.2 million, up 19 percent from revenues of $192.2 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced […]

Avanti Screenmedia has completed the demerger of Avanti Communications, which will allow the satellite networks business to concentrate on building a successful business in the satellite arena. Now that the […]

A British government official suggested to Parliament last week that satellite geolocation technology might be used to help monitor the elderly and those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease, but […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is counting down to the launch of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) that will begin a new era for the agency, according to […]

A new pricing plan announced by Globalstar Inc. has raised new questions about the company’s long-term health in light of the deteriorating condition of its satellite constellation. Under Globalstar’s Unlimited […]

Germany’s Premiere signed an agreement to use SES Astra’s Entavio digital satellite platform, the first pay-TV client for the service, SES Astra announced April 19. "The agreement with Premiere is […]

China’s ocean monitoring satellite, Ocean-1B, has completed on-orbit testing, Xinhua reported April 20. The satellite, which monitors the color and temperature of the ocean, was placed into orbit April 11 […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. posted first quarter revenues of $228.2 million, up 19 percent from revenues of $192.2 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced April 19. […]

A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft scheduled to be placed into orbit in April 2008 has completed thermal vacuum tests at Lockheed Martin’s Sunnyvale, Calif., facility, the U.S. Air […]

[4/23/07] Germany’s Premiere signed an agreement to use SES Astra’s Entavio digital satellite platform, the first pay-TV client for the service, SES Astra announced April 19.   "The agreement with […]

Unlimi-Tech Software Inc. has announced its introduction of FileCatalyst 2.0 to offer broadcasters, carriers, telecoms, post-production houses and digital delivery or system integration companies a software-based product to provide maximum […]