Author: Staff Writer

Speck of Palo Alto, Calif., announced Nov. 20 that it is partnering with Sirius Satellite Radio to develop licensed products for their portable live satellite radio devices. Speck’s Sirius Stiletto...

Where the new National Space Policy says that exports of certain space-based technologies “shall be approved only rarely, on a case-by-case basis,” it does not mean that such approvals would...

Arqiva reached an agreement Nov. 17 to acquire the full-time service components of BT’s Satellite Broadcast Services business for 25 million British pounds ($47.2 million) in cash. The Satellite Broadcast...

The decision by Alcatel [ALA] of France to purchase U.S.-based Lucent Technologies [LU] for $10.4 billion was the focus of a lengthy closed-door hearing before the House Armed Services Committee,...

The U.S. Air Force is developing an orbital test vehicle, based on the design of a NASA X-37 technology demonstrator, to continue full-scale development and on-orbit testing of an unmanned,...

Intelsat, Ltd., the Bermuda-headquartered satellite services provider, posted a net loss of $172.5 million during July through September, stemming from a glitch in a satellite and a cost related to...

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA), within the framework of the United Nations Program on Space Applications, will hold a five-day training course on the International Satellite...

Loral Space & Communications Inc. [LORL], the giant satellites producer and operator, reported one measure of profits soared 48.1 percent during July through September. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and...

Sirius Canada Inc. signed an exclusive multi-year strategic partnership to become the official satellite radio partners of the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), the organizations announced. Under the Show Your Card...

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Combined Test Force (CTF) achieved full operational capability, Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry “Trey” Obering, the MDA director, announced. CTF plans, integrates and analyzes tests...