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Government/Military
DARPA Awards Option On SpaceDev High Delta-V Program
[Satellite Today – 5-19-08] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) exercised an option for SpaceDev to continue work on the High Delta-V satellite program, the company announced May […]
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Uncategorized
Deputy Secretary Of Defense Urges Easing U.S. Export Controls
U.S. controls on exports of products with militarily sensitive technology were written in the Cold War era and should be revised, perhaps by saying that a prohibition on export of […]
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Overseas Firm Buying U.S. Defense Company
An overseas defense contractor announced it will buy outright a U.S. defense-related company, even as a friendly nation vetoed a plan for just a portion of one of its defense- […]
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Uncategorized
Launches
NASA Clears Astronaut To Spend Months On Space Station, Rejecting Concerns About Russian Soyuz Vehicle As Emergency Escape Space Shuttle Discovery Gets Clean Review For Launch From Kennedy At 5:02 […]
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Aerospace Industry Employment Rises As U.S. Economy Slows
But Huge Number Of Aging Workers Poised For Retirement; Engineers, Scientists, Mathematicians Needed Even as the U.S. economy slows, with some economists saying it is in a recession, employment in […]
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Ames Research Center Devises Lightweight Heat Shield
The Ames Research Center has created a lightweight heat shield that nonetheless can stand up to temperatures of 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, NASA announced. As the weight of a spacecraft heat […]
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Defense Spending To Plunge If Either McCain Or Obama Becomes President, Analyst Says
Defense spending will plummet if either Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, or Sen. Barak Obama of Illinois, who seeks the Democratic presidential nomination, enters the […]
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Boeing Bolsters Alabama Economy By $700 Million Yearly, Company States
The Boeing Co. [BA] through its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program contributed more than $700 million to Alabama’s economy last year and supported nearly 5,600 direct and indirect jobs, according […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Wins GPS 3 Contract
[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] Lockheed Martin was awarded the contract to develop the GPS 3 constellation, the U.S. Air Force announced May 15. The system, which will be acquired […]
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Government/Military
United Launch Alliance Wins SBIRS Launch Contract
[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] United Launch Alliance has been awarded a contract modification to launch the U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) Geo-2 satellite, the company announced May […]
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Connectivity
WorldSpace Loses Subscribers, Posts Flat Revenues For First Quarter
[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] WorldSpace Satellite Radio reported flat revenue and a decline in subscribers in the first quarter of 2008, the company announced May 15. WorldSpace reported revenues […]
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Connectivity
SkyTerra Extends Options Deadline
[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] SkyTerra Communications Inc. has extended the expiration date for its offer to issue options for shares of SkyTerra common stock in replacement of options to purchase […]
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Connectivity
C-Com Delivers Antennas To State Of Missouri
[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] The Missouri Department of Transportation has deployed a number of iNetVu mobile antenna system developed by C-Com Satellite Systems Inc., the company announced May 13. […]
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Government/Military
ESA Launches Satellite Navigation Competition
[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its fifth European Satellite Navigation Competition, the agency announced May 15. The competition, run by the Technology Transfer […]
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Connectivity
Restructuring Costs Hit Intelsat Bottom Line In First Quarter
[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Intelsat Ltd. reported an 11 percent increase in revenues in the 2008 first quarter, but restructuring and transaction costs pushed the satellite operator’s losses up more […]
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Connectivity
Video, Value-Added Services Drive Eutelsat Revenue Gains
[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Eutelsat Communications posted a revenue gain of 9 percent in the company’s 2008 third quarter, driven by growth in video applications and value-added services, Eutelsat announced […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Reports Revenue Increase, Income Decline For First Quarter
[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. posted a 4 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2008, but net income fell 6 percent, the company announced […]
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Connectivity
Hughes To Offer 2 Million Shares In Offering
[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Hughes Communications Inc. is offering more than 2 million shares of its common stock in a public offering, the company announced May 13. The offering […]
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Connectivity
U.S. District Court Rules For Dish In Conditional Access Suit
[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Dish Network Corp. won its lawsuit against NDS Group over conditional access card technology, Dish announced May 15. The U.S. District Court for the Central […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Adds Authorized Repair Center In Russia, CIS
[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] ViaSat Inc. authorized Infrastruktura TK to become an authorized repair center for satellite communication system service, repairs and spares in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Appoints New COO
[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Globalstar Inc. appointed Thomas Colby COO effective May 19, the company announced May 15. Colby, who has more than 30 years of experience in the […]
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Uncategorized
Thales To Provide Koreasat 6
[Satellite News – 5-14-08] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract to provide Korea Telecom’s (KT) next telecommunication satellite, Thales announced May 14. Thales will manufacture the communications payload […]
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Connectivity
EADS Astrium Revenues Climb In 2008 First Quarter
[Satellite News – 5-14-08] EADS Astrium recorded revenues improved to 751 million euros ($1.2 billion) in the 2008 first quarter, primarily due to the ramp-up of Paradigm services and an […]
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Government/Military
SkyPort To Provide Emergency Satellite Communications For D.C. National Guard
[Satellite News – 5-14-08] SkyPort Global Communications signed a contract to provide the District of Columbia National Guard with emergency satellite communications, SkyPort announced May 13. SkyPort engineers have […]