Author: Veronica Magan

The longest-running Earth observation satellite, Landsat 5, is starting the retirement process.

The 10 moments of the year that made this generation “share an enthusiasm and wonder a previous generation experienced with the first moon landing.”

A new technology being developed by Microsoft Research could lower the high GPS power requirements using a cloud-based system.

Boeing is working on eliminating weak spots in in-flight wireless signals by using potatoes as stand-ins for passengers.

Reports indicate that an agreement on the deal between Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force for new military communications satellites is unlikely to be reached before the end of the year.

Scotland’s first satellite will be launched from a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket next March.

Employees, retirees and their families participated in Christmas charity event.

Arianespace successfully launched the five-tonne Skynet-5D satellite from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling for submissions to replace its 200-276 Mbps wireless technology, Common Data Link, currently used for military communications.

The next NASA communications satellite TDRS-K has arrived to Cape Canaveral to get ready for its launch scheduled for Jan. 29.