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The Regional Commonwealth in Field of Communications (RCC) has admitted Intersputnik as an observer, the satellite operator announced May 28. The RCC, established in 1991, is composed of telecom administrations […]

EuroNews, the pan-European news channel, has appointed Jean-Luc Maertens head of distribution for Africa, the company announced. EuroNews is distributed to more than 3 million households throughout Africa via satellite […]

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to supply an unnamed customer with an satellite imagery ground station for a planned high-resolution imagery satellite, the company […]

Voom HD Networks has appointed David Alworth vice president of operations and program administration, the company announced. Alworth will be responsible for operational and business affairs for Voom HD Networks’ […]

BSkyB BSkyB‘s acquisition of a 17.9 percent stake in ITV will be investigated by the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry. Alistair Darling, the secretary of state for Trade and […]

NASA needs a $1.4 billion increase in financial support or it will be sorely underfunded in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, leading contractors stated. As described by sister […]

Bahrain Telecommunications Co. (Batelco) believes satellite technology will be a vital element in its growth strategy as it looks to become a bigger player across the Middle East. The Bahrain-based […]

There was certainly plenty of give-and-take, even if no consensus as to where the market was going. But the disparity of opinion was definitive about one thing, at least: When […]

China launched a remote-sensing satellite named Yaogan-2 on May 25 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the state-run newspaper Xinhua. The satellite, launched by a […]

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems completed the launch and early orbit phase (of the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) and has turned satellite control authority over to the U.S. Missile […]

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will begin releasing certain Landsat 7 images of the United States via the Web June 4, the agency announced May 25. The images can be […]

NXP Semiconductors will supply its Nexperia PNX9520 processor for Sirius Satellite Radio’s TV service, NXP announced May 22. Sirius Backseat TV service is scheduled to be launched later this year […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) named Dave Farmer vice president of marketing for satellite services, the company announced May 25. Farmer previously served as vice president of marketing for Telenor […]

Kiyoshi Isozaki, CEO of JSAT Corp., has found that operating conditions tough in Asia and, the operator does not expect to see a huge upsurge in demand for capacity. "We […]

China launched the Yaogan-2 remote sensing satellite May 25 aboard a Long March 2D, according to the state-controlled Xinhua. The satellite was designed by the China Academy of Space Technology […]

Aegis, PAC-3, THAAD Gain The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) cut the Airborne Laser (ABL) ballistic missile defense (BMD) program and reduced funding for formation of a Ground-based Midcourse Defense […]

North Korea fired several missiles from both its east and west coasts, according to NHK Online Daily News in Japan. The report said Japanese officials termed the weapons short-range missiles, […]

Test To Be Reset For Summer; Congress Still Mulls European Site Just as Congress is weighing whether to cut funding for a Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) site in Europe, the […]

The United States must deploy a defense against enemy ballistic missiles, because one cannot simply assume that no rogue state or terrorist group would ever fire a nuclear- tipped missile […]

Administration witnesses before a congressional panel remained firm in insisting that the United States has a right to defend itself and its assets in space, and in rejecting proposals to […]

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee produced a Pentagon defense authorization bill that provides $60 million increased funding to aid partnership programs with Israel. First, the panel added $25 million […]

The Constellation Program to develop a next-generation spacecraft for missions to the moon and Mars completed its half-year-long system requirements review, NASA announced. Constellation will include the Orion crew exploration […]

John W. Douglass will retire as the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president at the end of the year, AIA announced. Douglass has been a strong defender of and spokesman for […]

The top bipartisan lawmakers on a key House panel may ask the Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into a controversy surrounding NASA Inspector General Robert “Moose” Cobb. […]

China Within Months Of Launching Moon Orbiter China is poised to launch a moon orbiter vehicle that likely will lift off sometime in the July-December time frame, perhaps in September, […]

NASA awarded Hewlett-Packard [HPQ], or HP, a seven-year contract worth up to $5.6 billion, the space agency announced. HP will provide a wide range of technology for federal government agencies. […]

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) opened an office in Huntsville, Ala., as more Missile Defense Agency programs and technical work relocate there, APL announced. APL works closely […]

ICO Global Communications Ltd. signed an agreement with International Launch Services (ILS) for up to five launches from 2009 through 2011, ICO announced May 24. As part of the deal, […]

ViaSat Inc. received a contract to supply 500,000 Ka-band satellite terminals for WildBlue Communications, ViaSat announced May 24. Combined with units already delivered, ViaSat will have supplied more than 750,000 […]