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[Satellite Today 01-14-09] EADS Astrium completed its acquisition of Surrey Satellites Technology Ltd. (SSTL), EADS CEO Louis Gallois confirmed at a press conference Jan. 13.     This follows approval from...

[Satellite Today 01-14-09] IPTV Americas has launched the first IP satellite distribution platform for Latin America via SES New Skies, IPTV Americas announced Jan. 13.     IPTV Americas’ content will...

[Satellite News 01-13-08] After a series of discussions with the transition team for President-elect Barack Obama, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is proposing that U.S. space capabilities and budget issues...

[Satellite Today 01-13-09] Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (SpaceX) Falcon 9 launch vehicle was raised to vertical at its launch complex at Cape Canaveral, Fla., SpaceX announced. The vehicle was raised...

[Satellite Today 01-13-09] TNTSat, a French digital terrestrial television (DTT) offer, is expanding its reach through the Astra satellite system, SES Astra announced Jan. 12.     Just 16 months after...

[Satellite Today 01-13-09] DirecTV has completed a $3 billion stock repurchase program and its board approved the repurchase of up to an additional $2 billion of its common stock, the...

 [Satellite Today 01-13-09] ViaSat has received a contract modification from the U.S. Army, through prime contractor Globecomm Systems Inc., to modify the Joint-Internet Protocol Modem to enable it to operate...

[Satellite Today 01-13-09] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries won its first major international launch contract from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to launch the Korea Multipurpose Satellite-3 (Kompsat-3), MHI announced Jan....

[Satellite Today 01-13-09] Open Range Communications Inc. has closed on equity financing of $100 million from One Equity Partners, the private equity arm of J.P. Morgan Chase, allowing the deployment...

[Satellite News 01-12-09] Despite a U.S. Department of Labor report showing that the U.S. unemployment rate is at a 16-year high of 7.2 percent, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) still...