Author: Staff Writer
Connectivity
Inmarsat's Backing Of Stratos Buy Raises Questions Amid MSS Market
The March 19 announcement that CIP Canada Investment Inc. would acquire Stratos Global Corp., the largest distributor of Inmarsat services, in a deal funded in part by Inmarsat, has clouded...
Finance
Close Is Good Enough For SpaceX In Second Demonstration Launch
Even though the second demonstration flight of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)’s Falcon 1 failed to reach orbit and was presumed lost at sea only moments after its launch from Kwajalein...
Connectivity
SPOTLIGHT: Satellite Research Discovers That Amazonian Rain Forests Work Better When Dry
According to a newly published study, NASA satellites have revealed that Amazon forests are neither evergreen nor dependent on constant rain, and are capable of manufacturing their seasons. A team...
Government/Military
Key Players Sign On For Europe's Galileo Project
While not out of the woods yet, the Galileo project took significant steps forward last week with signatures being attained from all the companies for the setting up of the...
Orbiting Wall Street
MacDonald Dettwiler MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has taken a controlling interest in Orbital Optics Ltd., MDA announced March 20. MDA will pay 900,000 British pounds ($1.7 million) to...
Connectivity
Ofcom Investigation Should Hold No Concerns for BSkyB
The news that Ofcom has decided to investigate the U.K. pay-TV market has come as a little surprise given the ramping-up of pressure by players such as Virgin Media, however,...
Air Force Mulls How To Defend Space Assets, Wynne Says
The Air Force is weighing how to defend U.S. space assets against anti-satellite weapon attacks, and wishes to discuss that with Congress, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said. Is it...
Lawmakers Fear Space Assets Face Multiple Risks
Key congressional lawmakers voiced fears that space assets face multiple threats, including the danger of destruction by anti-satellite weapons or an electromagnetic field. Their comments in a hearing of the...
Sea-Based Radar Aces Missile Tracking Test
Radars at sea successfully tracked a long-range target missile, according to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Tracking the target were the Sea-Based X-band (SBX) radar and two Aegis Ballistic Missile...