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NASA awarded Hewlett-Packard [HPQ], or HP, a seven-year contract worth up to $5.6 billion, the space agency announced. HP will provide a wide range of technology for federal government agencies....

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) opened an office in Huntsville, Ala., as more Missile Defense Agency programs and technical work relocate there, APL announced. APL works closely...

ICO Global Communications Ltd. signed an agreement with International Launch Services (ILS) for up to five launches from 2009 through 2011, ICO announced May 24. As part of the deal,...

ViaSat Inc. received a contract to supply 500,000 Ka-band satellite terminals for WildBlue Communications, ViaSat announced May 24. Combined with units already delivered, ViaSat will have supplied more than 750,000...

BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9 percent stake in ITV will be investigated by the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry. Alistair Darling, the secretary of state for Trade and Industry,...

Jaba Networks Communications of Mexico City will resell Eagle Broadband Inc.’s SatMax Iridium satellite communications system in Mexico, Eagle Broadband announced May 24. Eagle’s system enables use of Iridium satellite...

Powerstar International Inc., which provides network services over wireless, satellite and terrestrial platforms, completed its purchase of Xpel Communications AB, Powerstar announced May 24. Powerstar issued 1.4 million shares of...

Radarsat-2 passed an acoustic qualification test by the National Research Council Institute for Aerospace Research, the institute announced May 24. The test certified that Radarsat-2, built by MacDonald Dettwiler and...

ICO has been notified by the U.K. Office of Communications (Ofcom) that the satellite operator must show progress toward the launch of its ICO-P mobile satellite system by June 30...