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If Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin is to win the hearts and minds of federal regulators in Washington, he may first have to remind them which year it is....

JSAT and direct-to-home operator Sky Perfect will join forces in the Japanese pay-TV market, the companies announced March 2. The two companies have formed a holding company, Sky Perfect JSAT,...

Nearly two weeks after XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio announced their plans for a merger, XM sought to assure existing subscribers and future consumers that its service would...

A star-crossed start of the year for Sea Launch saw the launch provider take another hit with the March 1 announcement that Arianespace has been retained to launch the Spaceway-3...

A shortage of funds will mean that NASA will see a delay of up to six months for the scheduled first launch of the next-generation Orion-Ares crew exploration vehicle, NASA...

Shin Satellite had a tough year in 2006, reporting a net loss of Baht 46 million ($1.3 million). However, the operator said this was down to Thaicom 3’s write-off of...

Sirius, XM XM Satellite Radio brought in revenues of $933 million in 2006, up 67 percent from 2005, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced Feb. 26. XM also added 1.7...

Loral Space & Communications completed a sale of $300 million of stock to MHR Fund Management LLC, Loral’s largest shareholder, Loral announced Feb. 27. The deal was announced in October...

A star-crossed Space Shuttle Atlantis is rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida for repairs after a hail storm caused damage, meaning...

A leading lawmaker asked NASA Administrator Michael Griffin to supply Congress with estimates of how much money it would take to accelerate a now-delayed Orion-Ares space exploration program. Griffin will...