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MicroSat Systems Inc. of Littleton, Colo., is participating with a student team to develop and fabricate the platform for a prototype biosatellite, the company announced June 27. The Mars Gravity […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) appointed Ines LeBow vice president for next-generation services programs, the company announced June 28. LeBow previously served as senior vice president of engineering and operations […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) and Indian broadcast services provider and systems integrator Indiasign Pvt. Ltd. signed an agreement to jointly launch a C-band platform on AsiaSat 2, the […]

After being rebuffed nearly a year ago, CommScope Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Andrew Corp., including Andrew’s satellite communications group, the companies announced June 27. “We believe that […]

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NASA created an office to facilitate the agency’s work in medium-class science missions designed to investigate phenomena such as dark energy, black holes and cosmic microwave background radiation, NASA announced […]

The Lockheed Martin Space Radar team completed an integrated baseline review with the U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin announced June 27. The system is being developed to provide global intelligence, […]

SatCom Group Holdings received a contract to supply satellite airtime to the U.S. Navy, SatCom announced June 26. The first year’s share of a five-year deal is valued at about […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will provide a SkyEdge broadband satellite network to Russian telecom operator Sibirtelecom, Gilat announced June 26. The network will consist of more than 1,200 VSATs and […]

GenCorp Inc.’s aerospace and defense segment reported revenues of $190.7 million in the second quarter, up from revenues of $165.5 million in the same period a year ago, GenCorp announced […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) delivered Dextre, a robotic arm for the International Space Station, to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the company announced June 27. The arm was developed […]

Global Energy Services Ltd. will provide a communications network for an unidentified North American oil and gas exploration and production company, with RAMTelecom Inc. the exclusive provider of satellite services […]

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have validated the laser communications technology developed for the U.S. Air Force’s Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) program, the companies announced June 25. The Lockheed Martin-Northrop […]

Astrotech Space Operations, a subsidiary of Spacehab, received a contract from NASA to provide payload-processing services for expendable launch vehicles, Spacehab announced June 25. The contract, valued at up to […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the government of Estonia signed a cooperative agreement, the first signed by a group of countries that recently joined the European Union, ESA announced […]

UDcast signed a cooperative agreement with Zentek to provide the Japanese and Far East Asia markets with the international mobile TV standard, DVB-H, UDcast announced June 26. Under the terms […]

Comtech EF Data Corp. received a $1 million order to supply satellite communications equipment to an unnamed cellular service provider in Southeast Asia, the company announced June 26. The equipment […]

NSR estimates the global Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) market will grow from 1.8 million in-service units in 2005 to more than 6.7 million units by the end of 2012, the […]

Ion Media Networks, the largest TV station group in the United States, extended its distribution agreement with SES Americom, the satellite operator announced June 26. Ion has distributed programming via […]

The key to reducing delays and increasing safety in the aviation industry lies in the quick adoption of a satellite-based air traffic control system, according to aviation experts. A major […]

E’Prime Aerospace Corp. added two members to its executive board, the company announced June 26. June Nichols, deputy director of the U.S. Small Business Administration during the Reagan and Bush […]

Tandberg Television, part of the Ericsson Group, appointed Al Nunez president of operations in the Americas, Tandberg announced June 25. Nunez previously served as Tandberg’s senior vice president of sales. […]

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) named Barry Dowdy vice president of its SwiftLink Deployable Communications Systems division, TCS announced June 25. Dowdy will be responsible for TCS’ deployable communications business unit, […]

Microspace Communications Corp. will deliver the North American premiere of the DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures movie “Transformers” to the L.A. Film Festival on June 27, Microspace announced. The pre-release […]

Starsys Inc. received a subcontract from the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate to continue development of deployable boom structures for satellites, SpaceDev announced June 21. The $750,000, 24-month […]

ICO North America Inc. completed the thermal vacuum test milestone for its 2 gigahertz (GHz) mobile satellite service (MSS) communications satellite, ICO announced June 22. The test, which is designed […]

Arianespace has ordered 35 Ariane 5 launchers in a follow-on agreement with Astrium, Arianespace announced June 23. The production order extends beyond a 2004 purchase order for 30 Ariane 5 […]

Last week’s news of the plans of U.K.-based private equity firm BC Partners to purchase with other investors a majority stake in Intelsat Ltd. for $5.03 billion looks to prove […]

In a move designed to bolster its aeronautical broadband offerings and facilitate its entry to the land and maritime markets, EMS Technologies Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Australia’s […]

The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) completed a series of production readiness reviews, prime contractor and systems engineering lead Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. MUOS, a narrowband tactical satellite communications […]