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The Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology signed a one-year agreement with Imageone, a Japanese satellite imaging company, to train an Imageone engineer on ecological remote sensing and analysis techniques. […]

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. and Unasat Communications LLC agreed to a partnership under which the companies will integrate and market C-Com’s Inetvu Mobile satellite-based antenna system with the Unasat-deployed Surfbeam […]

The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) is sponsoring a program in conjunction with Wildblue to provide training, sales and marketing experience as well as a paid internship to college students […]

End II End Communications named Michael Penny director of business continuity and disaster recovery, the company announced June 7. Penny’s position will include responsibility for product management and business development […]

EADS Atrium signed a contract with Arabsat to build the BADR-6 communications satellite, the companies announced June 6. Under the in-orbit delivery contract, Astrium will supply its Eurostar platform and […]

XM Canada reached the 80,000-subscriber mark at the end of its fiscal year third quarter and added Toyota and Lexus as an automobile distribution partnership, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. […]

Sea Launch‘s Odyssey Launch Platform and Sea Launch Commander have set sail in advance of the launch of Panamsat Corp.‘s Galaxy 16 communications satellite, Sea Launch announced June 5. The […]

The U.S. Army awarded Datapath Inc. a $72.9 million contract to provide specialized satellite Earth terminals and support services for the Joint Network Node program, Datapath announced June 6. Under […]

Globalstar announced June 6 it received temporary operating authority from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its North American satellite ground gateway in Wasilla, Alaska. The gateway, the sixth […]

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) is launching a pair of pricing initiatives to encourage commercial shipping companies to take the Connexion by Boeing maritime service. The first offers will […]

Satellite Imaging Corp. announced June 6 that Michael Johnson has bee named vice president of sales and business development. Prior to joining Satellite Imaging, Johnson worked with Kansas-based Triple-i Corp. […]

NASA announced June 2 it awarded a contract with Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services Inc. to use an Atlas 5 to launch the Mars Science Laboratory mission in the fall […]

Swales Aerospace received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide the platform for the TacSat-3 mission, the company announced June 2. The task order was made under Swales’ […]

Falcon Communications Inc. signed an agreement with Intelsat to distribute the satellite operator’s Ampiage service, Intelsat announced June 5. Falcon will distribute Ampiage to the about 800 U.S. telcos the […]

Polsat CEO Dominik Libicki is hopeful the operator can do a deal with leading Polish telco TPSA to offer services via Internet Protocol. Polsat is the second largest satellite pay-TV […]

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, to place space environment measurement equipment on the […]

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. announced June 5 it received a $1.4 million order under its General Services Administration schedule to provide Model 2011 mobile aviation satellite data communications transceivers and […]

Gen. Kevin Chilton will become commander of Air Force Space Command during an assumption of command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base parade grounds at 10:30 a.m. June 26. Gen. […]

A spacewalk from the International Space Station took about an hour longer than expected, but ended in success. The walk began a few minutes after the 6:40 p.m. ET Thursday […]

NASA awarded The Boeing Co. [BA] and universities a contract to develop further gear for extremes of the space environment, including very low temperatures and space radiation, the company announced. […]

An Aerospace Corp. launch hardware tracker (LHT) was launched from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the company announced. It was lifted by the Prospector 7 sounding rocket developed by Garvey […]

The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) is slated for launch July 22, according to NASA. STEREO blastoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., is slated for 3:11 to 3:13 […]

Space Shuttle Atlantis is set for a launch from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Aug. 28. The shuttle is to be rolled out of a hangar to the vehicle assembly […]

A communications satellite built by Space Systems/Loral was launched into orbit to provide coverage across the entire Western Hemisphere, the companies announced. Satmex-6 was lofted on an Ariane 5 ECA […]

The Space Shuttle Discovery still is poised for a launch in July, even though many last-minute issues remain to be worked out, Wayne Hale, manager of the program, said yesterday […]

Industry giants are set to battle over which firm the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will choose for the $2 billion Secure Border Initiative net (SBInet) contract that DHS is […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] faces an array of rich opportunities in space, including the future Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) contract, which Northrop seeks in a team with The Boeing Co. […]

By Dave Ahearn Lawmakers and Pentagon leaders should avoid any headlong rush to impose fixed-price contracts on the aerospace industry, according to a top defense executive. Using fixed-price contracting for […]

Deep flaws in space programs cause them to run far over cost estimates and trail well behind schedule, with a risk that they may not perform as required, flaws that […]