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Satellite technology has played a key role in the globalization of sports and entertainment, as formerly regional events have been elevated to global status. Now with consumers demanding more and […]

TECHNOLOGY Telespazio, Thales Demonstrate Satellite System For Emergency Responders Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space demonstrated a new satellite system for guiding and monitoring emergency service vehicles responding to fire or […]

While this column has examined the impact on the satellite industry of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) regime, the April decision by Canadian Industry Minister […]

If Seven Planes Cost $7 Billion, That Is 9 Percent Of 9/11 Damage In New York City Alone; $50,000-70,000 Per Missile Hit By ABL A Fraction Of Interceptor Cost Will […]

Measure Reaffirms Vision Of Manned Exploration Of Moon, Mars; Study Ordered On Extending Shuttle Flights From 2010 To 2015; Added Shuttle Mission Provided For Flying AMS To Space Station Commercial […]

Congress should counter veto threats from a stingy President Bush by passing a continuing budget resolution freezing NASA funding for half a year, and then pass a budget with spending […]

President Bush is lifting sanctions on North Korea, even though he remains "deeply concerned" about the rogue nation as a bad actor. But some observers asked why a treacherous nation […]

Chinese Missiles Threaten U.S. Navy Ships U.S. Fails To Match Chinese Arms Buildup: Witness The immense Chinese military buildup continues to run at a breakneck pace, and it is difficult […]

Backup Pad 39-B Found To Have Similar Deterioration, But Repairs Not Slated To Be Performed There: Briefers Damage to a flame trench at Launch Pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center […]

Lunar Craft Undergoes Checkout Prior To Mission A NASA spacecraft that will hit the moon has entered its final checkout phase, the space agency announced. The Lunar Crater Observation and […]

L-3 Communications Gains $49 Million For Astronaut Training L-3 Communications [LLL] received a five-year, $49 million cost plus fixed fee contract from Johnson Space Center (JSC) to provide space systems […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] completed a key satellite payload trade study with Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC], the prime contractor for the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS), Raytheon announced. Results of […]

Researchers have found what may be the biggest crater ever discovered in the solar system, covering about 40 percent of the Martian surface, according to NASA. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter […]

Astronaut-teacher Barbara R. Morgan, who flew on Space Shuttle Endeavour last year and earlier was the backup to astronaut-teacher Christa McAuliffe, is leaving NASA to return to teaching. Also, astronaut […]

NASA is moving to wind power — solar wind, that is — to propel vehicles through space. The system uses sunlight to propel vehicles through space. Engineers have successfully deployed […]

The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite is in thermal vacuum testing, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced today. The military communications satellite is in tests at the Lockheed facilities […]

[Satellite Today – 6-30-08] Sirius Satellite Radio expects to achieve synergies of about $400 million in 2009 if its merger with XM Satellite Radio is approved, Sirius announced June 30. […]

[Satellite Today – 6-30-08] Euronews has signed with SatLink Communications a deal that will improve distribution of Euronews in key markets in Asia, the company announced June 30.     SatLink […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] SES Astra will begin broadcasting public channel Arte in high definition (HD) July 1, the satellite operator announced.     The channel will be broadcast from Astra’s […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] Gateway Broadcast Services is on track to reach its target of 100,000 subscribers in its first year of operation for its GTV direct-to-home (DTH) platform.     […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] BSkyB reached an agreement with BT regarding support for BSkyB’s Sky Talk telephony service, BT said June 25.     BT will provide BSkyB with a wholesale […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] Foxtel, which has launched high-definition (HD) services in Australia, signed a significant new content deal with the BBC, Foxtel announced June 26.     Under the agreement […]

[Satellite Today – 6-24-08] Humberto Henriques, formerly  director, telecomm policy and regulatory affairs for Intelsat, has joined Telecomm Strategies Inc. as principal consultant, the company announced June 23.     Henriques […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi), has integrated a complete flyaway broadcast system for Kuwait’s HNDC, ATCi announced.     ATCi customized and integrated the package to meet […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] Satelites Mexicanos S.A.B. de C.V. (Satmex) has authorized Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to begin construction of the Satmex 7 satellite, Satmex announced June 24.     The spacecraft […]

[Satellite Today – 6-24-08] Gilat Satellite Networks appointed Ari Krashin CFO, the company said June 24.     Krashin, who starts the position immediately, replaces Tal Payne, who has become CFO […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] The Measat-3A satellite will be launched aboard a Land Launch rocket Aug. 21, Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced.     Measat-3a, built by Orbital Sciences Corp., […]

[Satellite Today – 6-24-08] The proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio moved closer to reality when Kevin Martin, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, signaled […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Kudelski Group will upgrade the conditional access system for France’s Canal+ Group, Kudelski announced June 23.     Under the deal, Canal+ will replace the smart cards […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Financial investor Avenue Capital Group has acquired 6.5 percent of German pay-TV operator Premiere Star GmbH from Premiere GmbH & Co., Premiere announced June 24. Terms […]