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France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications has signed on as the first sales associate to offer the Connexion by Boeing maritime high-speed connectivity service to the commercial shipping industry, Boeing announced...

XCOR Aerospace announced April 6 the successful testing of its new thermoplastic fluoropolymer composite material. NASA‘s White Sands Test Facility located in southwest New Mexico conducted ignition and oxygen compatibility...

Satlynx S.A. extended its geographical coverage beyond Europe with the introduction of a new service platform, the company announced. The Satlynx 9000, along with space segment capacity from RSCC, will...

Boeing‘s Orbital Express system completed a pair of test milestones, Boeing announced April 4. Boeing completed its baseline integrated system test of the Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations spacecraft and...

BAE Systems signed a memorandum of agreement with U.K.-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to market the technology firm’s small satellite technology and processes to customers in the United States,...

The European Space Agency (ESA)’s awarded three study contracts under Phase A of its Near-Earth Object (NEO) deflecting mission dubbed Don Quijote. Although the risk of a large asteroid colliding...

Telenor Satellite Services and Addvalue Technologies Ltd. unveiled their first offering under a previously announced strategic partnership. The companies will bundle Addvalue’s Sabre 1 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminal...

Caprock Communications announced April 4 that it appointed Tore Hilde vice president of European operations. In addition to expanding Caprock’s European presence, Hilde will be in charge of launching a...

Robert Peckham has been named interim president and general manager of the Sea Launch Company LLC, effective March 30. Peckham has served as vice president of sales and marketing for...

Nera will sell its DVB-RCS business to STM Group USA for about $2.5 million, Nera announced April 3. The transfer includes the Nera Satlink series and all intellectual property rights...