Author: Staff Writer

Raytheon Wins Navy, Air Force Contracts

Raytheon Co. won a contract from the U.S. Navy to provide mission support systems to satellite communications terminals, the company announced July 13. Under the five-year, $75 million contract, Raytheon...

Spacedev Awarded MUOS Contract

Lockheed Martin awarded Spacedev a contract to supply components for the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) program, Spacedev announced July 12. Under the initial award, Spacedev will provide...

Showtime Ready To Expand DVR Presence

Showtime, the Middle East direct-to-home operator, is stepping up its plans in the digital video recorder (DVR) arena as the operator plans to introduce it in more countries across the...

ISRO Forms Committee To Review GSLV Failure

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K. Narayana will head a failure analysis committee to investigate the July 10 Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) failure that destroyed the Insat-4C satellite. The...

Air Force Awards ATK $21 Million Contract

The U.S. Air Force awarded ATK Space Systems Inc. a contact to develop automated composite production technologies for space launch vehicles. Work performed under the contract, valued at $21.7 million,...

Datapath Adds Members To Board

Datapath Inc. appointed to Wilson Lowery Jr. as executive chairman of its board of directors and Mack Mattingly as a new member, both effective immediately, the company announced July 11....

ESA Gets Ready For MetOp-A Launch

The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for the scheduled July 17 launch of Europe’s first polar-orbiting weather satellite. Metop-A, the first member of a new family of European satellites...