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[Satellite Today 06-15-09] Measat’s Measat 3A satellite is now at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in final preparations for launch, the company said June 12. The Measat-3A satellite will add an...

NASA gave Sigma Space Corp. of Lanham, Md., a contract to provide hydrospheric and biospheric sciences support services. The total maximum ordering value of the cost-plus fixed fee contract will...

[Satellite Today 06-15-09] Michel de Rosen will replace Giuliano Berretta as the new CEO of Eutelsat in November, the company confirmed June 11. De Rosen will initially join Eutelsat in...

It has been a decade since the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) effected its first intercept of a target missile. On June 10, 1999, a THAAD missile successfully intercepted...

Tracking Laser Overcomes Atmospheric Distortion Far Longer Than Required For High-Power Laser To Demolish An Enemy Missile The Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system scored another success, ironically just as...

NASA selected three new flight directors who will manage and carry out space shuttle flights and International Space Station expeditions. Dina Contella, Scott Stover and Ed Van Cise will join...

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said U.S. missile defenses have a "high probability" of taking out any incoming North Korean missiles. "I have confidence that if North Korea launched a...

Retired Air Force Gen. Bruce Carlson was named director of the National Reconnaissance Office. The Aerospace Industries Association praised the move as "an important step in establishing the leadership our...

House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Republicans selected Rep. Howard P. McKeon of California as their top-ranked GOP member, and McKeon said he will fight to reverse missile defense cuts that...

The Global Positioning System III, or GPS III, is moving into the critical design review phase, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. That move into the next phase began on schedule,...