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Boeing Co.‘s Wideband Gapfiller Satellite program completed two more space-to-ground compatibility tests, the company announced July 27. Working with Universal Space Network (USN) and ITT Industries, Boeing demonstrated the compatibility...

NASA signed a memorandum of understanding with Airlaunch LLC to collaborate on space systems development, focusing on a small spacecraft that costs less than $250 million and can be launched...

The EADS Space Division recorded revenues of 1.3 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in the first half of 2006, compared to revenues of 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in the first...

Northrop Grumman Corp.‘s Aerospace segment, which includes the company’s Space Technology segment, reported revenues of $2.3 billion in the 2006 second quarter, matching revenues from the same period a year...

Revenues for XM Satellite Radio jumped 82 percent to $227.9 million in the 2006 second quarter, but the satellite operator’s loss increased to $231.7 million, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc....

Globalstar Inc. launched a promotion in the United States that will drop the price of satellite airtime as low as 9 cents per minute, the company announced July 26. The...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) scheduled the launch of its Solar-B satellite for Sept. 24 aboard an M-5 rocket from the Uchinoura Space Center. Solar-B, developed by JAXA and...

Viasat, the Nordic direct-to-home platform, closed June with 652,000 subscribers, adding 20,000 subscribers during the 2006 second quarter, the company announced. Rival Canal Digital announced last week that it closed...

Elara Networks selected iDirect Technologies to supply a technology platform to a privately held pharmacy chain based in Mexico, iDirect announced July 26. iDirect will provide enhanced voice communication and...

Boeing Co. lost $160 million in its 2006 second quarter due in part to charges related to the settlement charges of ethical conduct, while warning the cost to close its...