Author: Staff Writer

Intelsat Defends DoD Satellite Procurement Process

By | March 20, 2003
Responding to complaints of favoritism in the Department of Defense‘s commercial satellite service procurement process, Intelsat told the General Accounting Office that a contract it received to provide satellite transponder...

Integral Sells Satellite Image System to NASA

By | March 19, 2003
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has purchased Integral’s [Nasdaq: ISYS] SKYLIGHT ground terminal system for receiving and processing satellite Earth science data. The system includes a receiver and data...

SpaceX Venture Performs First Rocket Engine Firing

By | March 19, 2003
El Segundo, Calif.-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), founded by Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk, has successfully test fired the company’s Falcon rocket main engine. “Satellites and spacecraft urgently need a more...

Inmarsat Posts Rising Earnings, Revenues

By | March 19, 2003
Inmarsat, a London-basedprovider of global mobile communications via satellite, reported increases in revenues, profits and earnings per share last year compared with 2001. Revenues rose 5 percent to $463 million;...

SBCA Names Hearn and Sann To New Posts

By | March 18, 2003
The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) has named Angela Hearn as marketing manager and Heidi Sann as communications and marketing coordinator. Hearn, who joined SBCA in 2001, will be...