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Moscow Reverts To Cold War Moves Just As NASA Plans To Buy Russian Soyuz Services; Cause Of Soyuz Woes Still Unknown Russia Cuts Oil Flow To Czech Republic, But Denies […]

After months of negotiations, Poland signed an agreement allowing the United States to install ballistic missile interceptors in silos in Poland. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk disclosed the agreement in […]

Poll Results Come As Congress Weighs Financing For U.S. Missile Defense Programs A lopsided 87 percent of the American public supports creation of the multi-layered U.S. ballistic missile defense shield […]

Bush Warns Russian Military Not To Block Americans Bush Hints Russia May Be Kicked Out Of G-8 For Its Persistent Aggression In Georgia President Bush announced he is sending U.S. […]

Russia Fires Dozens Of Missiles Into Georgia Russian Use Of Missiles Enhances Their Value In Eyes Of Rogue States And Terrorist Groups As Russia invaded the Republic of Georgia, it […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] has launched a dozen target missiles successfully since 2005, the company announced. The company did so under a targets and countermeasures contract with the Missile Defense […]

First Time Entire ATL System Is Tested: Boeing The entire Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) was tested for the first time, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. The ATL, mounted on its […]

The Army High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator beam control system passed its preliminary design review requirements, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced today. The laser would take out airborne threats including […]

U.S. Air Force Launches Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile The U.S. Air Force launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with three unarmed multiple independent reentry vehicles on a […]

NASA Cancels Lunar Spacesuit Contract Award To Oceaneering, After Exploration Systems & Technology Protest To GAO NASA canceled its $183.8 million contract award to Oceaneering International Inc. for lunar spacesuits, […]

The Cassini interplanetary traveler whizzed at 40,000 miles an hour relative speed past a moon of Saturn called Enceladus, skimming just 30 miles above the lunar surface, NASA announced. A […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] is about to use a new method of assembling satellites that will shorten construction time. That so-called "pulse line" method, at a facility in El Segundo, […]

A key propulsion system component for the Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) payload passed a test, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. A post-test assessment showed that the divert thruster stem […]

[08-15-2008 Satellite News]  Brilliant Telecommunications Inc. (Brilliant) completed the second close of its Series B financing.      Series B is a timing system that helps service providers transition to IP […]

[Satellite Today 08-15-08] GeoEye Inc. restated its financial reports for 2005, 2006 and 2007.     According to GeoEye, auditors discovered that the company’s overstated imagery sales in 2007, incorrectly included […]

[Satellite Today 08-15-08] Second quarter results for 1worldspace saw revenues of approximately $3.3 million, a slight increase over revenues of approximately $3.0 million for the first quarter of 2008 and […]

[Satellite Today 08-15-08] SpaceDev Inc. saw revenues of $8.9 million, an increase of over 8.5% in the second quarter with operating income, net income and positive adjusted EBITDA, according to […]

[Satellite Today 08-15-08] Arianespace launched its fifth successful Ariane 5 mission of the year on Aug. 14 from Kourou, French Guiana. This is Arianespace’s third launch in a two-month time […]

[Satellite News 08-15-08] The CEOs of Inmarsat and Iridium have made it very clear that the two companies are direct and heated competitors. Andy Sukawaty, CEO of Inmarsat, has commented […]

[Satellite Today 08-14-08] Telecom specialists from the Inmarsat-sponsored aid agency Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) have deployed in Georgia as an emergency crew, carrying satellite communications equipment intended to set up […]

[Satellite Today 08-14-08]  Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) protoflight model has entered final integration and acceptance testing, the company announced Aug. 13.      Ball expects […]

[Satellite Today 08-14-08] News Corp. and Permira Newcos have signed an agreement to make NDS a private company, sealing a deal that will take NDS off the public market, News […]

[Satellite Today 08-14-08] Lockheed Martin Corp. has acquired the government business unit of Nantero Inc., a privately-held, Massachusetts-based company that has developed methods and processes for incorporating carbon nanotubes in […]

[Satellite Today 08-14-08] A potential contract dispute has developed between Gilat Satellite and a consortium of private equity firms looking to acquire the company.     A consortium of private equity […]

In these difficult economic times, U.S. federal and state governments are looking for alternatives to cut costs of living for citizens. While the concept of upgraded infrastructure has long meant […]

[Satellite Today 08-14-08] By bringing the pulse assembly line to Boeing’s satellite manufacturing facilities, the company intends to reduce production cycle time by 50 percent by the end of the […]

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] Spot LLC has integrated its services with Yahoo! Fire Eagle, an open platform that allows users to share location information, with other sites and services online while […]

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] Australia’s Foxtel reported revenues of 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.5 billion) in the year that closed June 30, a 17 percent increase compared to the same stage […]

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] Israeli satellite operator Spacecom plans to spend $157 million on its new Amos-5 satellite, the company announced.     The operator signed a deal with Reshetnev Information Satellite […]

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] United Launch Alliance delayed the scheduled launch of the GeoEye-1 satellite from Aug. 22 to Sept. 4, GeoEye announced Aug. 12.     The additional time is needed […]