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[Satellite Today – 06-05-08] DataPath has launched a new satcom terminal for the U.S. military, the company said June 5.     The DataPath V-Snap Fly-Away multi-band Satcom terminal is part […]

[Satellite Today – 06-05-08] The European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) has appointed Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta its new chairman, succeeding Christodoulos Protopapas, CEO of Hellas Sat.     “Satellites face tough […]

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] WorldSpace secured a debt deferral agreement which gives the company more time to make its satellite radio strategy internationally a success, the company announced June 4. […]

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] C-Com has received an additional order for its iNetVu antennas from Hughes, C-Com said June 4.      Hughes will integrate 41 iNetVu antennas with its HughesNet […]

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] Vizada will offer Iridium’s OpenPort services globally boosting its maritime portfolio of services, Vizada said June 4. Vizada will combine the Iridium OpenPort service with the […]

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] GMV has made a crucial breakthrough in Latin America with a deal with one of the region’s largest satellite operators, GMV announced June 4.     Under […]

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] GeoEye Inc. won a contract with the U.S. government, valued at $22 million, the company said June 4.     Under this award, GeoEye will provide the […]

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] Iridium Satellite has seen strong growth in its maritime business, posting double-digit growth in subscriptions and usage, the company said June 3.     The number of […]

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] Scopus Video Networks Ltd., a provider of digital video networking solutions, appointed Dan Ambauen vice president of sales and support for North America, the company said […]

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] Thales Alenia Space won a contract from Nilesat to build the Nilesat-201 satellite and provide associated services and ground stations, Thales said June 3.     Based […]

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] Hamadoun Touré, secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), said the organization can beat forecasts about having every school and hospital around the globe connected, […]

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] Eutelsat Communications has boosted its position in the broadband market in Germany, reaching an agreement with TelDaFax Communications GmbH for the immediate distribution of Eutelsat’s Tooway […]

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will extend its current generation network voice and mobile data services through 2012 and offer the services on its next-generation hybrid satellite-terrestrial […]

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08]  Globecomm Systems Inc. received a blanket indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide fixed and transportable ground stations to an unnamed global multilateral organization, Globecomm announced June 3. […]

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] Newtec completed a series of satellite transmission tests with two of Russia’s biggest satellite operators, the company announced June 3.     The tests, using Newtec Azimuth […]

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] The Star One C2 satellite has been declared operational, Thales Alenia Space said June 3.     Following the final acceptance review in May, control of the […]

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. completed the sale of its non-core Transportation Management Systems unit to Affiliated Computer Systems (ACS), Orbital announced June 2. TMS is an integrator […]

[Satellite Today – 6-3-08] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd. (AsiaSat) signed a new capacity deal with Ayur Group‘s broadcast arm Vintage Studio Pvt. Ltd., the companies said June 2.     […]

[Satellite Today – 06-02-08] Thuraya has launched a service dubbed ThurayaMarine as the satellite telephone provider looks to make more of an impact in the maritime market, the company said […]

[Satellite Today – 06-02-08] Satlynx is targeting the maritime market with the launch of a new set of services, the company said June 2.     Satlynx is making available a […]

[Satellite Today – 6-3-08] Orbit received an order for its OrSat Ku-band satellite system from an unnamed European company, Orbit announced June 2.     OrSat is a maritime communications systems […]

[Satellite Today – 6-3-08] Arianespace postponed the launch of Skynet-5C and Turksat-3A, the company announced May 30.     Arianespace halted the launch countdown during final pre-launch checks when the result […]

[Satellite Today – 6-3-08] Intelsat Ltd. and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly announced June 2 that the FAO’s forthcoming World Food Security Summit in […]

Even With Extra Funds, First Flight Of Orion-Ares Next-Generation Spaceship May Be Only One Year Earlier, In 2014, Rather Than In 2013, Griffin Indicates Continuing Shuttle Flights Could Prevent Orion-Ares […]

Only Problem Is Shutdown In Backup Electronic Unit For Second Left Orbital Maneuvering System; Primary Unit Works, So No Loss Of Capability Faces Mission Space Shuttle Discovery docked this afternoon […]

The Aegis ballistic missile defense system will be tested Thursday in the Pacific, with two interceptor missiles attempting to annihilate the short-range target missile in the terminal phase of its […]

NASA will release details of a broad agency announcement seeking ideas for buildings to be constructed on the moon, with those details being provided in a meeting in Washington, D.C., […]

Iran is studying nuclear fusion, the technology of the hydrogen bomb (H-bomb), according to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency. The Iranian program was revealed by Sadat Hosseini, an Iranian […]

By Ann Roosevelt and Dave Ahearn The first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) unit was activated, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. That Army unit is Alpha Battery, 4th […]

NASA should drop plans to visit and establish an outpost on the moon, and instead should focus on something more practical: saving mankind from extinction by a killer comet or […]