Author: Staff Writer

A contract employee, William A. Phillips, with Jacobs Engineering Group Ltd., entered Building 44 at Johnson Space Center and shot to death David Beverly, a NASA employee, before committing suicide,...

Germany’s Premiere signed an agreement to use SES Astra’s Entavio digital satellite platform, the first pay-TV client for the service, SES Astra announced April 19. "The agreement with Premiere is...

NASA Announces New 12-Month Schedule For Space Shuttle Launches NASA announced a new manifest for space shuttle launches, listing the starting date of the window for each launch for the...

A new pricing plan announced by Globalstar Inc. has raised new questions about the company’s long-term health in light of the deteriorating condition of its satellite constellation. Under Globalstar’s Unlimited...

By Michael Sirak The Air Force space czar asked Congress last week to grant the service authority to buy big-ticket, large-sized satellites incrementally, similar to the way the Navy buys...

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is counting down to the launch of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) that will begin a new era for the agency, according to...

The Air Force gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $180 million firm fixed-price contract for the AMRAAM program. AMRAAM, the advanced medium-range air-to-air missile, a guided weapon, is a supersonic asset....

A British government official suggested to Parliament last week that satellite geolocation technology might be used to help monitor the elderly and those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease, but...

The Air Force also gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $46.2 million firm fixed price contract for missile program work. This contract provides 14 CALCM/ALCM Test Instrumentation Kids for the...

Avanti Screenmedia has completed the demerger of Avanti Communications, which will allow the satellite networks business to concentrate on building a successful business in the satellite arena. Now that the...