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The United States faces increased threats from rogue states and terrorist groups attempting to obtain ballistic missiles, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) leader said Friday as The Boeing Co. [BA] […]

Good times are rolling in the aerospace industry. Comparable profits advanced measurably during July through September at space and missile operations of the top contractors, including The Boeing Co. [BA], […]

While the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has done a “reasonable” job of ensuring safety of paying passengers on commercial flights into space, Congress should decide whether the FAA should begin […]

The National Polar-orbiting Observational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) won’t see further cost overruns and can be completed for $11.5 billion as the total price including launch vehicles and many other […]

Responding to complaints from a pair of investors, Loral Space & Communications Inc. and its largest shareholder will consider alternatives to a recent equity financing deal. Loral asked MHR Fund […]

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin tomorrow will announce his decision on whether a space shuttle will be dispatched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope and keep it functioning. […]

ViaSat Inc. received a $12 million delivery order from Arinc for extra production quantities of its Skylink Airborne Integrated Satellite Communication Terminal, ViaSat announced Oct. 27. The Skylink system is […]

President Bush met with top aides and outside experts to consider the Asian military situation, including the U.S. ballistic missile defense effort. Among those in the meeting was Riki Ellison, […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. reported a profit of $8.6 million on revenues of $197.7 million in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Oct. 27. In the 2005 third quarter, Orbital […]

U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and South Korean Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang Ung expressed “grave concern” about the “intransigence” of North Korea as it flouts international […]

The European polar-orbiting satellite Metop-A delivered its first images Oct. 25, the first day the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) was operational. […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] announced that Spectrolab, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, has produced its two millionth multi-junction, gallium-arsenide solar cell. Spectrolab pioneered this type of cell in 1983, perfecting the […]

Cerona Networks Corp., a Maryland-based manufacturer of satellite communications ground equipment, has added John Baras to its board, the company announced Oct. 27. Baras holds a joint appointment as professor […]

NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency have named two astronauts and two cosmonauts to the next International Space Station crew, known as Expedition 15. Astronauts Clayton Anderson and Daniel […]

A series of Raytheon Co. [RTN] ADM-160B Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) vehicles demonstrated successful separation performance when launched from an Air Force F-16 aircraft. Tests occurred at Eglin Air […]

Intelsat has appointed Vicki Warker as senior vice president of marketing, the company announced Oct. 25. Warker will be responsible for the company’s growth initiatives and maximizing the company’s performance […]

Telenor has agreed to sell its Telenor Satellite Services (TSS) unit to Apax Partners France for $400 million in cash, Telenor announced. Telenor has been shopping its satellite communications unit […]

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to conduct investigations into the operations of each Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the NAB […]

Verso Technologies Inc. announced Oct. 26 a formal partnership with ViaSat Inc. to jointly develop and market global satellite-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networking solutions. The companies will combine […]

Having declared its second modernized GPS Block 2R-15(M) satellite operational Oct. 12, Lockheed Martin announced plans for the launch of the third GPS Block 2R-M Nov. 14 from Cape Canaveral, […]

DirecTV has added a new Arabic-language programming package to its international programming platform, the company announced Oct. 23. The Arabicdirect package combines five Arabic-language channels from the Middle East. The […]

Alcatel Alenia Space will develop on-board and ground segment equipment for the Laser Interferometry Space Antenna (LISA) Pathfinder mission, the company announced Oct. 25. The LISA Pathfinder will provide in-orbit […]

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has completed initial functional verification. and calibration and verification tests of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite and operations began Oct. 24, JAXA announced. Daichi […]

General Motors of Canada Ltd. delivered its 50,000th vehicle with factory-installed XM Satellite Radio, the company announced Oct. 24. GM Canada installs XM in more than 50 models and in […]

Nallatech, a manufacturer of high-performance field programmable gate array (FPGA) components, announced its development of a test platform for space-borne processing with Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Space Technology sector. As part […]

Iridium Satellite has expanded its value-added partner program, adding three manufacturers and a reseller, Iridium announced Oct. 25. The new value-added manufacturers are Fastwave Communications of Perth, Australia; Uplogix of […]

Charges related to the shut down of the Connexion satellite Internet unit pushed Boeing Co.’s profit lower in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Oct. 25. Boeing posted a […]

Sea Launch plans to perform its fifth mission of 2006, placing the XM-4 satellite into orbit for XM Satellite Radio Oct. 26. Liftoff of the Zenit-3SL vehicle from Sea Launch’s […]

Investment firm Highland Capital Management LP has offered to purchase $300 million in Loral stock “on terms that are more beneficial than those offered” to another investment firm. Highland delivered […]