Author: JJ McCoy

NASA created an office to facilitate the agency’s work in medium-class science missions designed to investigate phenomena such as dark energy, black holes and cosmic microwave background radiation, NASA announced...

The Lockheed Martin Space Radar team completed an integrated baseline review with the U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin announced June 27. The system is being developed to provide global intelligence,...

SatCom Group Holdings received a contract to supply satellite airtime to the U.S. Navy, SatCom announced June 26. The first year’s share of a five-year deal is valued at about...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will provide a SkyEdge broadband satellite network to Russian telecom operator Sibirtelecom, Gilat announced June 26. The network will consist of more than 1,200 VSATs and...

GenCorp Inc.’s aerospace and defense segment reported revenues of $190.7 million in the second quarter, up from revenues of $165.5 million in the same period a year ago, GenCorp announced...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) delivered Dextre, a robotic arm for the International Space Station, to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the company announced June 27. The arm was developed...

Global Energy Services Ltd. will provide a communications network for an unidentified North American oil and gas exploration and production company, with RAMTelecom Inc. the exclusive provider of satellite services...

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) and Indian broadcast services provider and systems integrator Indiasign Pvt. Ltd. signed an agreement to jointly launch a C-band platform on AsiaSat 2, the...

After being rebuffed nearly a year ago, CommScope Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Andrew Corp., including Andrew’s satellite communications group, the companies announced June 27. “We believe that...

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