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Boeing Bids For Space Situational Awareness Contract The Boeing Co. [BA] submitted a bid for the Air Force Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) contract. The program, valued at approximately $30 […]

A Chinese general said at an international conference that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) weapons-buying spree is purely for defensive purposes, according to news reports in the Brisbane Times Web […]

[Satellite Today – 6-3-08] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd. (AsiaSat) signed a new capacity deal with Ayur Group‘s broadcast arm Vintage Studio Pvt. Ltd., the companies said June 2.     […]

The Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) missile defense program saw progress as its algorithms were tested, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. MKV-L is designed to counter multiple targets, such as an […]

[Satellite Today – 6-3-08] Intelsat Ltd. and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly announced June 2 that the FAO’s forthcoming World Food Security Summit in […]

Even With Extra Funds, First Flight Of Orion-Ares Next-Generation Spaceship May Be Only One Year Earlier, In 2014, Rather Than In 2013, Griffin Indicates Continuing Shuttle Flights Could Prevent Orion-Ares […]

Only Problem Is Shutdown In Backup Electronic Unit For Second Left Orbital Maneuvering System; Primary Unit Works, So No Loss Of Capability Faces Mission Space Shuttle Discovery docked this afternoon […]

The Aegis ballistic missile defense system will be tested Thursday in the Pacific, with two interceptor missiles attempting to annihilate the short-range target missile in the terminal phase of its […]

NASA will release details of a broad agency announcement seeking ideas for buildings to be constructed on the moon, with those details being provided in a meeting in Washington, D.C., […]

Iran is studying nuclear fusion, the technology of the hydrogen bomb (H-bomb), according to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency. The Iranian program was revealed by Sadat Hosseini, an Iranian […]

By Ann Roosevelt and Dave Ahearn The first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) unit was activated, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. That Army unit is Alpha Battery, 4th […]

NASA should drop plans to visit and establish an outpost on the moon, and instead should focus on something more practical: saving mankind from extinction by a killer comet or […]

The Phoenix Mars robotic spacecraft, having survived a hair-raising arrival on the red planet, immediately struck gold, or rather ice. (Please see Space & Missile Defense Report, Monday, May 26, […]

The Airborne Laser (ABL) completed its first activation tests on the ground, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. Those tests were conducted this month at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., home […]

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is one of the new breed of satellite operators trying to make an impact in Asia. The company, founded less than two years ago, was established […]

A full year after initiating its review, the U.S. Department of Justice approved March 24 the proposed merger between satellite digital audio radio service providers XM Satellite Radio and Sirius […]

TECHNOLOGY Navsync Introduces New Fully Integrated GPS Module Navsync launched its new CW46 GPS sensor. The unit offers low signal tracking capabilities, which means it can continue to provide synchronization […]

[Satellite News – 5-22-08] The satellite market was well represented at the ANGA Cable trade show in Cologne this week with various representatives from Eutelsat, SES Astra and Premiere speaking […]

[Satellite News – 5-27-08] Both Parm Sandhu, CEO of the Unitymedia Group and Michael Börnicke, CEO of Premiere, warned that pay-TV competition in Germany was changing and that this market, […]

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08]  Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (Measat) has signed an agreement with AETN All Asia Networks Pte Ltd (AAAN) to distribute The Biography Channel on the Measat-3 […]

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08]  SatLink Communications Ltd. has launched Hope Channel’s Novo Tempo, a Brazilian spiritual channel, in the Portuguese language to Africa, the company announced May 27. SatLink is […]

NASA Nightmare: Commercial Space Transport Industry Could Die At Birth If Small Ideas Prevail Space Agency Faces Continuing Budget Resolution That May Mean NASA Buying Power Is Cut, Programs Damaged; […]

Lawmakers Aim To Make House, Senate Fiscal 2009 Bills Similar So A Conference Committee Is Unneeded Nelson: Clinton Would Be Most Supportive Of NASA; Obama Position Is Improving; But McCain […]

Meanwhile, Top Russian, Chinese Leaders Assail U.S. Plan For European Missile Defense System Rep. Franks Says U.S. Funding Cuts In European Missile Defense Confuse Czechs, Poles, Who Are Asked To […]

Israel has a right to launch a retaliatory nuclear strike on Iran if it launches a nuclear attack on Israel, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said. "If they’re attacked by a […]

Russia and the European Space Agency (ESA) are expected to discuss jointly developing a manned spacecraft, in talks during the Berlin air show this week, according to Russian news agency […]