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NASA selected Lockheed Martin‘s Atlas 5 rocket to launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission in 2008, the organizations announced July 30. The mission which also will carry a secondary […]

Globecast signed a deal with one of Korea’s largest broadcasters, Korean Broadcasting Systems (KBS) to broadcast the channel KBS World into the Middle East. Under a distribution partnership between Globecast, […]

Com Dev International Ltd. won a contract to design and build equipment for an unnamed European military communications satellite program. The company will work on the equipment throughout the next […]

The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center awarded Tampa Microwave an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, to supply satellite simulators for training and testing satellite terminals, Tampa Microwave announced […]

Mitsubishi Motors North America will offer Sirius Satellite Radio as a standard feature or factory option on four of its 2007 models beginning this fall and all of its 2008 […]

The South African government announced July 27 it approved the creation of the South African Space Agency, which will manage and execute the country’s national space science and technology programs. […]

Conexant Systems Inc. announced July 31 that sales of its DVB-S2 satellite set-top box demodulator and forward error correction decoder exceeded 1 million units. The decoder helps operators deliver content […]

Near Earth LLC added three members to its advisory board and one member to its investment banking team, the company announced July 29. Christopher Baugh, Robert Mancini and Bruce Wendt […]

Technology Delta Wave Unveils Tracking System Delta Wave Communications Inc. introduced a GPS-based asset tracking system. Rigtrac is installed onboard a truck and uses GPS coordinates to monitor the movement […]

By Owen D. Kurtin This month we examine the net neutrality, franchise relief and media concentration debates. Anyone who thinks the satellite industry does not have a dog in this […]

For a long time, establishing a satellite link required the user to stop or pause along the way, and that still remains a valid option today in many instances. However, […]

By Gordon Feller The Russian economy is expected to continue its sustained and steady growth rate in 2006. When the final tally is in at the end of this year, […]

By Jason Bates VSAT systems have established themselves as a technology ideally suited to corporate networking, enabling a new tier of users to take advantage of the enhanced flexibility the […]

By Peter J. Brown As we ease into the second half of 2006, the United States rapidly is approaching an impressive milestone with respect to broadband service provision. Exactly when […]

By Gerry Oberst In a June report, the European Commission reported that the Galileo satellite navigation program is the largest pan-European industrial project ever. European scientists and industry have been […]

By Nick Mitsis Nearly a year in the making, Intelsat Ltd. announced the closing of its merger with Panamsat Holding Corp. July 3. The deal expands Intelsat’s fleet to 51 […]

Yet another example of uses for satellites came as NASA released images of clouds and moisture viewed by the newly orbiting CALIPSO, along with pictures of an exploding volcano and […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, has 10 launches on its manifest, according to the company. Late this year, SpaceX will use the Falcon 1 rocket in a launch for […]

Myriad launches are keeping launch pads busy, according to announcements: No sooner than Aug. 20, NASA will launch the STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) spacecraft from Cape Canaveral using a […]

Starsem reported that a Soyuz launch vehicle carried a satellite into space after lifting off earlier this month. This was the 1,711th flight of a Soyuz vehicle, according to Starsem. […]

Space Shuttle Atlantis is slated to roll out today from the vehicle assembly building for a four-mile journey to Launch Pad 39-B, NASA announced. The fully assembled space shuttle vehicle, […]

A lobbying group including major defense contractors is urging Congress to extend the research and development tax credit, saying the now-expired tax break could help to contain costs of R […]

Taiwan used the Patriot ballistic missile defense system to take down two target ballistic missiles, Raytheon Co. [RTN] reported. Prime contractor Raytheon makes the missiles, and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] […]

An expert group has urged the United States to press ahead with developing the sea-based Aegis ballistic missile defense system, a space-based system, and formation of a missile shield to […]

U.S. armed services, and allied militaries abroad, will see greater integration of missile and missile defense systems, including radars and other sensors, Lt. Gen. Larry Dodgen, commanding general of the […]

Congress should consider limiting NASA spending on the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) program to nothing beyond the preliminary design review, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated. NASA shouldn’t enter […]

Japan should enhance its outlays on a missile defense shield as North Korea belligerently launches missiles, but Japan would leave any military strike on North Korea to U.S. armed forces, […]

The space and missiles industry, including missile defense firms, reported muddied financial results during April through June, compared to those recorded in the three month last year. At Lockheed Martin […]

Boeing Co. warned that it would take a $350 million charge before the end of 2006 if it shuts down its Connexion by Boeing satellite Internet service for aircraft, the […]