Author: Staff Writer

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) will again chair the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee science and space subcommittee that oversees NASA. Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), chairman of the...

China is planning to build at least two nuclear powered aircraft carriers, according to a report in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in Tokyo. The only plus for the United States...

[Satellite Today 02-16-09] DigitalGlobe named Rafay Khan as its new senior vice president of international sales, the company announced Feb. 13.      In his new role, Khan will be responsible...

The European Space Agency (ESA) water mission is poised for launch between July and October, the agency reported. Following word from Eurockot that launch of the Earth Explorer SMOS satellite...

[Satellite Today 02-16-09] Starling Advanced Communications is introducing its StarCar antenna system for land vehicles, the company announced Feb. 13.     The StarCar self-contained antenna system features RF and electronics...

ESA extended the operations of its Mars Express, Venus Express and Cluster missions to the end of the year. The decision to extend the three successful missions was taken on...

[Satellite Today 02-16-09] Viasat had 745,000 DTH subscribers in the Nordic region as of December – a fall of 10,000 subscribers in the last year, the company announced Feb. 13....

The Boeing Co. [BA] delivered the final upgraded missile guidance set (MGS) for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to the Air Force, completing 82 months — or nearly...

[Satellite Today 02-16-09] SES saw a slight increase in overall revenues, but a fall in net profits, according to its 2008 end-of-the-year financial results released Feb. 13.     The operator...

Some Progress Seen In Understanding Flow Control Valves Problem: NASA Continuing worries about flow control valves on Space Shuttle Discovery once again caused NASA to postpone its launch, now set...