SES Global Contracts Sea Launch For AMC-21 Satellite
SES Global announced that it has contracted with Sea Launch Co. for a mission on its Land Launch system to send the AMC-21 spacecraft into orbit in 2008. Land Launch...
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Ariane 5 ECA Orbits Satmex 6, Thaicom 5
Arianespace placed Satmex 6 and Thaicom 5 into orbit May 27, the company announced. The mission, carried out by an Ariane 5 ECA launcher from Kourou, French Guiana, was the...
Boeing Making Improvements In Managing GMD Program, Obering Says
By John Robinson Boeing [BA], which last year was harshly penalized for its performance as the prime contractor on the ground based missile defense (GMD) system, has made great strides...
Forecast Sees 139 Satellites Worth $16.3 Billion In 10 Years
The space industry faces robust growth in coming years, with 139 imaging satellites worth $16.3 billion being delivered in the next 10 years, a surge that will see India seize...
Military Space Programs Seen Rallying From Neglect, Mistakes
Military space programs, in the past burdened by blunders and underfunding, now are embarked upon a renaissance, a well-known defense analyst asserts. For example, the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite...
Lockheed, EADS, Join Forces On GPA-Galileo Interoperability
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) will work together to ensure interoperability of the E.U. and U.S. global positioning satellite-based systems, Lockheed and EADS...
L-3 To Take Over Crestview Aerospace
L-3 Communications [LLL] agreed to acquire Crestview Aerospace Corp. [CAC] for $135 million in cash. The acquired business is expected to have annual sales of approximately $120 million in 2006,...
Intelsat Wins Justice Department Okay Of PanAmSat Takeover; FCC Pending
The U.S. Justice Department authorized Bermuda-based Intelsat Ltd. to proceed with its takeover of PanAmSat Holding Corp. [PA], the company announced. Justice officials didn’t seek any conditions on the merger,...
Brzezinski Says BMD Can Be Overwhelmed, And Will Be Trumped Later
If ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems are developed to the point where they work dependably, they nonetheless will be effective only against limited numbers of incoming enemy missiles, and BMD...
Geostationary Weather Satellite Launched Successfully
A new weather-spotting satellite was launched successfully into a geostationary orbit, just as the 2006 hurricane season begins. NOAA and NASA announced the launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force...