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NASA Still Undecided On Atlantis Launch Date, Tank Switch NASA officials won’t be able to decide for another two weeks whether they can repair and use a hail-damaged external fuel […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] joined Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] in competing for the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) contract, Northrop announced. Northrop would be the […]

Lockheed Martin delivered the eighth and final satellite in the modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) production program to the Air Force. There are three IIR-M spacecraft on-orbit, […]

The Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) satellite communication system completed testing nearly three weeks ahead of schedule, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. It exceeds performance requirements, the company said. NMT is a […]

The Transformational Satellite (TSAT) laser communications system proved it can deliver high-powered operations at three data rates during recent Air Force tests, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. Tests validated system […]

The Army gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $376 million contract for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile program. Lockheed will provide hardware and services , including production of 112 […]

Radars at sea successfully tracked a long-range target missile, according to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Tracking the target were the Sea-Based X-band (SBX) radar and two Aegis Ballistic Missile […]

Key congressional lawmakers voiced fears that space assets face multiple threats, including the danger of destruction by anti-satellite weapons or an electromagnetic field. Their comments in a hearing of the […]

The Air Force is weighing how to defend U.S. space assets against anti-satellite weapon attacks, and wishes to discuss that with Congress, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said. Is it […]

The news that Ofcom has decided to investigate the U.K. pay-TV market has come as a little surprise given the ramping-up of pressure by players such as Virgin Media, however, […]

MacDonald Dettwiler MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has taken a controlling interest in Orbital Optics Ltd., MDA announced March 20. MDA will pay 900,000 British pounds ($1.7 million) to […]

While not out of the woods yet, the Galileo project took significant steps forward last week with signatures being attained from all the companies for the setting up of the […]

According to a newly published study, NASA satellites have revealed that Amazon forests are neither evergreen nor dependent on constant rain, and are capable of manufacturing their seasons. A team […]

Even though the second demonstration flight of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)’s Falcon 1 failed to reach orbit and was presumed lost at sea only moments after its launch from Kwajalein […]

The March 19 announcement that CIP Canada Investment Inc. would acquire Stratos Global Corp., the largest distributor of Inmarsat services, in a deal funded in part by Inmarsat, has clouded […]

If Fleet Street rumors prove correct, BSkyB is headed for a four-way battle for Pipex Communications, a major player among the United Kingdom’s telecoms market. With nearly 1.1 million fixed […]

[3/26/07] The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) filed a lawsuit against XM Satellite Radio for refusing to acknowledge the rights of or pay compensation to music publishers and songwriters for […]

Satellite platforms from Space Systems/Loral and MicroSat Systems Inc. have been added to NASA’s Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO) catalog, the agency announced March 22. The Rapid 2 catalog provides […]

Newtec has released a modulator with hopes it will boost its prospects in the burgeoning Chinese satellite market.  The company is launching a professional modulator compatible with the ABS-S (Advanced […]

[3/26/07] Eagle Broadband Inc., a national provider of broadband, Internet protocol (IP) and digital communications technology and services, has acquired the commercial satellite division of Alliance Maintenance & Services Inc., […]

[3/24/07] If Fleet Street rumors are correct, BSkyB will be involved in a four-way battle for Pipex Communications, a major telco in the U.K. telecoms markets. Pipex has nearly 1.1 […]

WebTech Wireless Inc. and Iridium Satellite unveiled a dual-mode cellular and satellite asset tracking-and-management system for the transportation industry. WebTech’s WT1900 system incorporates Iridium’s 9601 short-burst data modem to provide […]

ViaSat Inc. and DRS Technologies Inc. demonstrated an Internet Protocol (IP) data connection linking the cockpit of an F/A-18 jet fighter to a ground network, the companies announced. In the […]

KVH Industries Inc. rolled out its TracVision M series of marine satellite TV systems, the company announced March 22. The M5 and M7 antennas use KVH’s new RingFire technology to […]

GlobeCast, a subsidiary of France Telecom, signed a five-year deal with international sports broadcaster Setanta Sports to distribute six channels to the Sky, Virgin Media, BT Vision and DTT platforms. […]

[3/23/07] Sea Launch Co. signed an agreement with SES to launch a yet-to-be-determined satellite aboard a Land Launch vehicle in mid-2009, Sea Launch announced March 22. The new satellite would […]

NewCom International has signed a marketing agreement to add SES Americom’s Redisat to NewCom’s communications offerings available across the Southeast United States, SES Americom announced March 21. NewCom, a Miami-based […]

Modern Times Group (MTG), owner of the Viasat direct-to-home platform, has completed its acquisition of 50 percent of Balkan Media Group, boosting MTG’s position in Central and Eastern Europe, MTG […]

Network integration firm Core180 Inc. received a subcontract from Virginia-based Arrowhead Global Solutions Inc. to provide bandwidth management for a project for the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN), Arrowhead announced […]

DigiCurve Inc., a multimedia online content provider, has signed a letter of intent to purchase the assets of Global Satellite Broadcasting Corp. of Thailand, DigiCurve announced March 20. Global Satellite […]