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Iran is accelerating its missile development program, creating pressure for the United States to install and stand up a European ground-based missile defense (GMD) system swiftly, Air Force Lt. Gen. […]

[4/9/07] Telesat Canada staff was reportedly on hand at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in anticipation of International Launch Services’ (ILS) lofting of Telesat’s Anik-3 satellite. At press time, final […]

Asian conglomerate APT Satellite confirmed on April 5 the appointment of New York-based Carlton Hedges & Associates as their U.S. tax attorneys, a move which seemingly confirms speculation that APT […]

An Aegis-equipped Navy ships group is headed from San Diego into the Pacific to demonstrate support for Pacific Rim allies, the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) stated. The USS Nimitz […]

Spacehab Inc. has been granted another 180 days to meet the minimum requirements to remain listed on Nasdaq, Spacehab announced. Spacehab has until Oct. 1 to meet the market’s requirements […]

Contractors must submit bids to NASA by 1 p.m. ET Friday in seeking the contract to build the Ares I upper stage. Ares is part of the Orion-Ares next-generation space […]

Malaysia’s Astro All Asia Networks signed a deal with India’s Maran Group to provide direct-to-home (DTH) TV services in India, Astro announced April 5. Under the agreement, South Asia Entertainment […]

North Korea won’t surrender its nuclear weapons despite agreeing to terms of a nonproliferation agreement recently, a panel of preeminent analysts predicted. They concluded that the United States will find […]

The Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) successfully ground tested an improved version of its control system, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. The SM-3 is part of the Aegis ballistic missile […]

The NASA inspector general engaged in “abuse of authority … by creating an abusive work environment,” and also created an impression that he wasn’t properly independent of the NASA administration, […]

A senior senator asked NASA to supply information on its handling of a dispute centered on a contract for mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD). Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, ranking Republican […]

By Michael Sirak The United States seeks to cooperate with Russia, perhaps in the sharing of ballistic missile early warning data, as it prepares to move forward with building a […]

Soyuz Blasts Off For Space Station With Tourist Aboard The Expedition 15 International Space Station (ISS) crew and a tourist, computer magnate Charles Simonyi, Saturday night blasted off on a […]

End II End Communications has appointed Tapan Das Sharma senior advisor for the Indian market. A retired military officer, he currently serves as chairman and managing director of Bravehearts Security […]

Peter Scovell has been elected chairman of the board of International Datacasting Corp. effective April 4, the company announced. Longtime Chairman Denzil Doyle will continue as an active director after […]

Among available features at www.SatelliteToday.com, your Internet source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite-enabled communications market, is a tradeshow blog focusing on the news […]

[4/6/07] Lockheed Martin has completed a system design review of the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS Space Segment — GPS Block 3, the company announced April 5. The review — […]

Harris Corp. has completed formal testing of its Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal prototype system, the company announced April 5. Harris also introduced April 3 its NetPlus […]

DirecTV Inc. began delivering local high-definition (HD) programming to four new cities April 4, the company announced. The addition of Albuquerque, N.M.; Buffalo, N.Y.; New Orleans, La.; and Tulsa, Okla.; […]

Jacinto Palacios, former CEO of Hispasat, has been named CEO of Ondas Media, the company announced April 4. Ondas plans to launch satellite radio services in Europe in 2009. Palacios […]

Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio have expanded their lists of automotive manufacturers that include radios as factory-installed options, the companies announced. Audi will offer Sirius as standard equipment […]

Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will acquire Swales Aerospace, ATK announced April 3. Swales, based in Beltsville, Md., provides satellite components and subsystems, small spacecraft, and engineering services to NASA, the U.S. […]

The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to the Thales acquisition of Alcatel’s stakes in Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio. "This merger creates a complex vertical structure in […]

Pending a meeting this week in Ukraine of the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB), and based on company estimates, the launch provider is anticipating its return to flight […]

XM Canada and Rogers Communications reached an agreement to provide XM Canada content across the Rogers wireless, cable and Internet platforms, Rogers announced April 3. The companies will form a […]

News Corp.’s shareholders on April 3 approved a plan to give up the company’s 38.5 percent stake in DirecTV Group Inc. plus $550 million in cash in exchange for Liberty […]

[4/5/07] Arianespace will launch the latest D-series satellite for Optus in 2009 on a Soyuz launcher, Arianespace announced April 4.   The new satellite will increase Optus’overall investment in the […]

[4/4/07] Stating that the potential merger of Sirius Satelllite Radio and XM Satellite Radio “is the paradigm for why anti-trust laws and FCC competitive mandates were enacted in the first […]

Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), chairman of the House committee on science and technology, released an April 2 letter to President George W. Bush calling for the removal of Robert Cobb […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. and Google have entered into a partnership agreement to introduce the first automated system for buying, selling, delivering and measuring television ads on Dish Network’s 125 national […]