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Sea Launch had a rough start in 2008 with the January launch failure that destroyed the NSS-8 satellite. Since then, the company has been working hard toward a return to […]

The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system annihilated a target missile outside the atmosphere, the fourth winning intercept for THAAD and the 31st successful target […]

Space Shuttle Discovery Heat Shield OK, Cleared For Reentry The International Space Station (ISS) is growing with the addition of a new room, a sort of connecting chamber that eventually […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin equated U.S. proposals to install a missile defensive system in Europe to Soviet Union attempts in 1962 to install offensive nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will begin a ground test involving many U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems, plus input from allied nations, MDA announced. The test will include all […]

North Korean nuclear facilities are dangerous, primitive and expose humans to radiation, but they still pose a threat in empowering the isolated nation to produce nuclear weapons, according to a […]

[10-26-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a special web-exclusive editorial […]

[10-26-07 – Satellite Today] Raytheon Co.‘s Space and Airborne Systems division had a tough third quarter, reporting a five percent revenue loss in the quarter to the end of September, […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today] Telenor has announced some management changes, which will impact its broadcast and satellite operations, the company announced Oct. 25. In some major changes, Christian Albech, who […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] The Boeing Company increased revenues from its Network and Space Systems division by six percent from third quarter 2006, the company announced Oct. 24. Boeing earned […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Eutelsat has seen solid revenue growth in the quarter to the end of Sept. 30. This was one of the highlights of its first quarter results, […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Net sales for Lockheed Martin’s space systems division rose 19 percent in the quarter to the end of September. This lead to the division making a […]

EADS, Astrium, Snare US$39.9 Million French Contract The French military gave the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) and Astrium a Euro28 million ($39.9 million) contract, the company announced. […]

Space Shuttle Discovery will launch at 11:38 a.m. ET tomorrow from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in a flight that may not be completely safe, but will have […]

Rocketplane Kistler lost its deal to develop rocket transportation to haul cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), and NASA will open new competition for companies wishing to share in […]

Barak, On U.S. Tour, Visits With U.S. Defense Chief Gates A new American-Israeli joint development program aims to produce a missile defense capability that would be effective against long-range threats, […]

China will drop its adherence to rules barring war in space, in any future conflict with the United States, and attack U.S. space assets, so American forces need to field […]

Soyuz Lifts Four Satellites For Globalstar, Arianespace Announces A Soyuz lifter rushed four satellites into orbit for Globalstar, rising from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Arianespace announced. It was the 12th […]

2007 Oct. 23 STS-120 STS-120 will be the twenty-third mission to the International Space Station and will deliver the U.S. Node 2 Harmony module expanding the space station’s capability for […]

[10-18-07 – Satellite Today]  Orbital Sciences Corp. posted a profit of $15.7 million in the 2007 third quarter, an increase of 84 percent compared to a profit of $15.7 million […]

Space Agencies Worldwide See Budgets Up, Except In Japan The worldwide space industry saw blistering 18 percent growth to a total $220 billion revenues last year, compared to 2005, the […]

U.S. Concedes Nothing To Russians On Hot Issue After Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice journeyed all the way to suburban Moscow, Russian President Vladimir […]

Throughout the developing and developed regions around the globe, the need for specialized satellite-enabled communication platforms is on the rise. Specific network criteria is diversified by the client served, but […]

Mission Delay Of Weeks, Months Possible If Shields Replaced With the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery little more than a week away, NASA experts have recommended replacing three heat-shielding panels […]

The satellite industry remains in the midst of a strong resurgence, as revenues continue to climb year over year. The demand for satellite services continues to fuel growth as satellite […]

First Female Commander Piped Aboard International Space Station NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) to begin her tenure as the first woman to command a […]

Overall it’s been a very positive year for the satellite industry,” says Andrea Maleter, technical director at Futron Corp., Bethesda, Md. “There has been both lots of growth and setting […]

2007 Oct. 23 + STS-120 STS-120 will be the twenty-third mission to the International Space Station and will deliver the U.S. Node 2 Harmony module expanding the space station’s capability […]

Beam me down, Scotty – that is, beam me down an unlimited amount of electrical power to meet an enormous future world energy demand — all without creating one bit […]

By Michael Sirak The Air Force picked The Boeing Co. [BA] to develop sensor technologies for the air-launched dual-role missile that the service envisions to deal both with hostile aircraft […]