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[Satellite Today – 3-17-08] Maurici Lucena, director general of CDTI (the Spanish Innovation Agency,), will chair the European Space Agency (ESA) Council for the next two years, ESA announced March...

[Satellite Today – 3-17-08] RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. has initiated services with its new high-definition (HD) playout facility, the company announced March 13.     The facility will expand the...

[Satellite Today – 3-17-08] The sixth GPS 2R satellite built by Lockheed Martin was launched March 15, the satellite manufacturer announced.     The satellite, placed in orbit by a United...

[Satellite Today – 3-17-08] SES is weighing its options for the AMC-14 satellite, which was left short of its intended orbit by a March 15 Proton failure.     “Since the...

Army Contract Seeks New Kinetic Missile Interceptor To Kill Rockets, Artillery The Army is awarding contracts for design and demonstration of a prototype kinetic-kill missile interceptor that would take down...

A Global Positioning System Block IIR-M satellite was launched into orbit on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]...

[Satellite News – 3-17-08] A Proton Breeze M rocket suffered its second failure in six months when a problem with the vehicle’s second stage left SES Americom‘s AMC-14 short of...

Space Shuttle Endeavour Takes A Punch In The Nose; Spacewalks Go Well During Marathon 16-Day Mission Some debris hit the nose of Space Shuttle Endeavour as it launched for the...

In Hard Budget Times, NASA Manages To Keep Many Programs Going, But Can’t Do It All Widespread Funds Shortages Come As Congress Prepares To Reauthorize NASA For Coming Years Key...

Rice Sees Russian ‘Interest’ In Euro BMD System Multi-Day Meetings Begin In Moscow Today Two White House Cabinet members, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are...