NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — October 14, 2008 – 4:35 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Oct. 19 Mission: IBEX Launch...
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Contracts
Boeing Gains $30 Million For Further Advanced Tactical Laser Tests The Air Force gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a contract worth up to $30 million to continue testing the Advanced...
Younger Military, Outsiders, Receptive To Reforming Space Security Procurement, Leadership
A proposal to reform national security space activities, including procuring new hardware, draws some support from younger military persons and outsiders, but encounters "concern" and resistance from older, higher-ranking personnel....
Lockheed Delivers Protective Shell For Mars Science Lab
The backshell that will protect the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) when it blasts off for space was delivered to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Pasadena, Calif., Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]...
Mobil Satellite Signs Up For Capacity On Intelsat Satellites
Mobil Satellite Technologies is obtaining capacity on Intelsat Ltd. satellites. Under a multi-year contract, Intelsat will provide Mobil with satellite capacity. The network operator and communications provider will expand its...
NASA Space Telescope Finds Pulsar With Gamma Rays
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered a pulsar, a dead star, that pulses with gamma rays, NASA announced. That will permit scientists to learn more about how such collapsed...
Connectivity
Three Executives Leave Norsat
[Satellite Today 10-17-08] Christopher Hoyle resigned as a director of Norsat International Inc., the company announced Oct. 17. William Witten, vice president of sales, and Pervez Siddiqui, vice president...
Connectivity
SSI Micro Orders DVB-S2 Upgrade From IDC
[Satellite Today 10-17-08] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) received an order from SSI Micro, a Canadian regional Internet service provider, for receivers to upgrade satellite-delivered high speed Internet service to remote...
Connectivity
Talia Moves Into Africa
[Satellite Today 10-17-08] Talia is expanding its iDirect Evolution (DVB-S2) services to sub-Saharan Africa, Talia announced Oct. 16. Talia, a provider of Internet and voice services for the Middle...
Connectivity
Paradise Datacom Wins Satellite Modem Contract
[Satellite Today 10-17-08] Paradise Datacom received a contract to supply satellite modems for the first phase of a large mobile telephone network expansion project in Asia, parent company Intelek announced...