Author: Staff Writer

A Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile failed and self-destructed shortly after launch from the Dmitry Donskoy submarine, the second test failure for the missile, the Russian navy reported. The new type...

BA Charges related to the shut down of the Connexion satellite Internet unit pushed Boeing Co.‘s profit lower in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Oct. 25. Boeing posted...

Having declared its second modernized GPS Block 2R-15(M) satellite operational Oct. 12, Lockheed Martin announced plans for the launch of the third GPS Block 2R-M Nov. 14 from Cape Canaveral,...

DirecTV has added a new Arabic-language programming package to its international programming platform, the company announced Oct. 23. The Arabicdirect package combines five Arabic-language channels from the Middle East. The...

Intelsat has appointed Vicki Warker as senior vice president of marketing, the company announced Oct. 25. Warker will be responsible for the company’s growth initiatives and maximizing the company’s performance...

Telenor has agreed to sell its Telenor Satellite Services (TSS) unit to Apax Partners France for $400 million in cash, Telenor announced. Telenor has been shopping its satellite communications unit...

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to conduct investigations into the operations of each Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the NAB...

Verso Technologies Inc. announced Oct. 26 a formal partnership with ViaSat Inc. to jointly develop and market global satellite-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networking solutions. The companies will combine...

Charges related to the shut down of the Connexion satellite Internet unit pushed Boeing Co.’s profit lower in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Oct. 25. Boeing posted a...