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[Satellite Today – 2-13-08] AAE Systems Inc. is expanding operations and opening an office in India, the company announced Feb. 11.     The office, which will provide regional sales, engineering […]

[Satellite Today – 2-13-08] Thrane & Thrane has won a satellite systems contract with one of the Asia’s biggest telcos, the company announced Feb. 12. The company has signed a […]

[Satellite Today – 2-12-08] Intelsat Ltd. has named a pair of executives to new position in order to fill roles vacated by COO James Frownfelter, who submitted his resignation Feb. […]

[Satellite Today – 2-12-08] DataPath Inc. has named David Helfgott president and CEO, the company announced Feb. 12.     Helfgott, a 20-year veteran of the communications industry, has served as […]

JSOW Missile Engine Test Successful, Raytheon Announces The Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range (JSOW-ER) missile moved one step closer to powered flight testing when Raytheon Co. [RTN] successfully conducted a […]

[Satellite Today – 2-11-08] Shiron Satellite Communications will be opening an office in Brazil, the company announced Feb. 11.     The new office will be responsible for the company’s activities, […]

President Bush’s federal government budget for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, provides solid support for space exploration programs and for missile defense, experts said. Bush unveiled his NASA […]

[Satellite Today – 2-11-08] Universal Space Network Inc. has raised $18 million that will be used to expand the company’s ground station network, the company announced Feb. 11.     The […]

But Involving The European Union Could Kill Defense Shield Plans Approval Needed Soon, Before Bush Leaves Office Next Year Polish steps toward accepting the U.S. proposal to install a Ground-based […]

[Satellite News – 2-11-08] Israeli satellite operator Spacecom rejected a takeover bid by SES Global, Motty Slomovitz, Spacecom’s vice president of sales & marketing, North America, told Satellite News.     […]

The proposed Air Force space budget advanced about 5 percent to $11.9 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, which would be up from $11.3 billion in the […]

Several Small Foam Insulation Pieces Break Loose From Tank; Small Tear Seen In Heat Shield Blanket; No Major Damage Seen Shuttle Mission Extended By One Day To Tuesday, Feb. 19; […]

Progress Freighter Lifts Off To Resupply Space Station A Progress freighter spaceship lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), […]

[Satellite Today – 2-8-08] ViaSat Inc. has appointed Tom Moore, co-founder of WildBlue Communications, president of the ViaSat-1 Ka-band broadband satellite initiative, ViaSat announced Feb. 8.     In January, ViaSat […]

[Satellite Today – 2-7-08] Vislink Group has appointed Mather Al-Ali regional sales manager covering the Middle East and North Africa, the company announced Feb. 7.     Mather has more than […]

[Satellite Today – 2-7-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. has promoted Michael Larkin to executive vice president and general manager of the Space Systems Group, the company announced Feb. 7.     Larkin, […]

[Satellite Today – 2-7-08] German pay-TV operator Premiere is fighting a major security breach in Germany, the company said Feb. 6.     The operator, which has around 3.5 million subscribers, […]

[Satellite Today – 2-6-08] Charlie Ergen, chairman  and CEO of Dish Network Corp. and EchoStar Corp., has replaced Carl Vogel as president of Dish Network, the company announced Feb. 5. […]

[Satellite Today – 2-6-08] BSkyB now has more than 8.8 million subscribers and more than 1.2 million broadband customers, the company announced Feb. 6. The U.K.-based pay-TV operator added more […]

[Satellite Today – 2-6-08] Israel’s Starling Advanced Communications Ltd. and EMS Technologies Inc. signed an agreement to develop, manufacture and market a new satellite-based Ku-band airborne antenna system, Starling announced […]

[Satellite Today – 2-6-08] The leaders of industry team that lobbied against international mobile telecommunications players seeking a global allocation of the C-band spectrum has been named Via Satellite magazine’s […]

[Satellite Today -2-5-08] Streambox Inc. promoted Brian Raine to vice president of business development, the company announced Feb. 5.     Raine, who has worked in high-growth technology companies for 12 […]

[Satellite Today -2-5-08] ViaSat Inc. reported record quarterly revenues of $152.1 million in its 2008 third quarter, an increase of 22 percent, the company announced Feb. 5.     The government […]

[Satellite Today -2-5-08] Digital pay-TV provider NDS has extended its relationship with Viasat Broadcasting for the provision of VideoGuard conditional access, NDS announced Feb. 5.     The two companies also […]

Launch Schedule 2008 Date: Feb. 7 Mission: STS-122 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center – Launch Pad 39A Launch Time: 2:45 p.m. EST Description: STS-122 will […]

Lockheed Gets $512 Million Contract For HIMARS, GMLRS Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] gained a $512 million contract to provide the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) — Guided Multiple Launch […]

The United States and India inked an agreement to join in using space for peaceful purposes. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Indian Space Research Organization Chairman G. Madhavan Nair signed […]

A key Polish leader said he expects the United States will meet Polish security concerns, as Poland considers hosting the proposed new site for the U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) […]

NASA Now Likely Able to Select Another Firm For Space Transport Aid The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest by Rocketplane Kistler, which contested a NASA decision to drop […]

Bush Also Proposes $103 Million In Fiscal 2009, Total $910 Million In Fiscal 2009-13, For Space Climate Research On Seven Future Satellites Now In Planning, Development Mikulski Provides Fiscal 2008 […]