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Ariane 5 Lofts ProtoStar I And BADR-6 Satellites Into Orbit An Ariane 5 heavy lift rocket lifted off from the European Spaceport in French Guiana, South America, and carried two...

[Satellite Today 07-14-08]  Arabsat has announced a new long-term contract with a top Middle East and African ISP for capacity on the BADR-6 satellite, Arabsat said July 14.     Talia...

Astrium Gains European Space Agency Contract For ISS Work The European Space Agency (ESA) transferred work on operating and using the European share of the International Space Station (ISS) to...

[Satellite Today 07-14-08]  The capacity of the W5 satellite has been permanently reduced due to the technical problems the satellite suffered in June, satellite operator Eutelsat announced July 11.    ...

Testing is complete on the first of a dozen GPS IIF satellites, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. Those environmental tests confirm mechanical integrity of the spacecraft. The program is on...

McCain Says Iranian Missile Salvo Proves Need For Construction Of European Missile Defense System; Obama Urges More Talks With Iran, Further Sanctions United States Will Protect Allies Such As Israel...

NASA unveiled a new schedule of remaining missions for the space shuttle fleet before its scheduled retirement in October 2010, a manifest that ends with four idle months where an...

Czech Parliament Still Has Not Ratified Deal Poland Moving To Bolster Talks On Granting Permission For Missile Interceptors Site Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza...

Agreement Voiced On Rogue States Such As Iran, North Korea President Bush and Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev discussed U.S. plans to install a missile defense system in Europe, but failed...

Rep. Bartlett Urges Government To Counter EMP Danger EMP Would Bring Down Planes, Threaten Vehicles, Kill 90 Percent Of U.S. Population Within Year Of Attack U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD)...