Government/Military

[Satellite Today 09-02-08] The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) appointed Astronaut Steve MacLean as its president Sept. 2.     MacLean, who served onboard both the space shuttles Columbia and Atlantis, is...

We live in a multimedia age where it seems as though information has become as important as oxygen, and the demand for satellite capacity for military purposes have increased by...

Faced with a shortage of military satellite communications capacity, the U.S. government has increasingly turned to commercial operators to close the bandwidth gap. Roughly 80 percent of all U.S. government...

European policy makers are seeking a more coordinated strategy for using satellite resources for their national security and defense, but these efforts could be stymied by a key legal development in 2008. In

U.S. military readiness is based on satellite communications, and reliance on U.S. Air Force launch capabilities will continue to grow as newer and more powerful satellites are required. The U.S....

The airline industry is a major economic driver around the globe, but the system is reaching the limits of its capacity. How will the satellite industry play a key role in keeping airlines flying and the

The United States sets the standard for military satellite operations, but as nations around the globe enhance their capabilities and new nations enter the space arena, U.S. Air Force Gen....

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] Two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites have completed acoustic testing, Northrop Grumman announced Aug. 28.     The satellites are being built by prime contractor...

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) has received the 2008 Asia Pacific Frost and Sullivan Technology Leadership Award in the field of maritime broadband communications.     SingTel’s office-at-sea suite...

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] The U.S. Air Force has certified readiness for dedicated operational utility evaluation and trial period operations of the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit...