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[10-22-07 – Satellite Today] SES Sirius is getting ready for the launch of its Sirius 4 satellite. The operator said Oct. 22 that the satellite was delivered to the Baikonour...

Space Shuttle Discovery will launch at 11:38 a.m. ET tomorrow from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in a flight that may not be completely safe, but will have...

Rocketplane Kistler lost its deal to develop rocket transportation to haul cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), and NASA will open new competition for companies wishing to share in...

Barak, On U.S. Tour, Visits With U.S. Defense Chief Gates A new American-Israeli joint development program aims to produce a missile defense capability that would be effective against long-range threats,...

China will drop its adherence to rules barring war in space, in any future conflict with the United States, and attack U.S. space assets, so American forces need to field...

Soyuz Lifts Four Satellites For Globalstar, Arianespace Announces A Soyuz lifter rushed four satellites into orbit for Globalstar, rising from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Arianespace announced. It was the 12th...

2007 Oct. 23 STS-120 STS-120 will be the twenty-third mission to the International Space Station and will deliver the U.S. Node 2 Harmony module expanding the space station’s capability for...

EADS, Astrium, Snare US$39.9 Million French Contract The French military gave the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) and Astrium a Euro28 million ($39.9 million) contract, the company announced....

[10-19-07 – Satellite Today]  GeoEye Inc. awarded a contract to ITT Corp. to begin work on the camera for the GeoEye-2 imaging satellite, GeoEye announced Oct. 18. GeoEye expects to...

[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite formed a strategic partnership with Brazilian telecommunications company Tesacom do Brasil, Iridium announced Oct. 19. Tesacom provides the maritime, oil and gas, utilities, agriculture,...