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Atlantis Launch On June 8, Or In Window, Likely: Griffin
Atlantis is likely to launch on schedule at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) June 8, or within the window of June 8 to some point in July, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin […]
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General Says Tests, Studies Could Delay European Missile Defense
Funds Cuts Could Delay ABL For Years If Congress mandates elaborate testing and studies of a ballistic missile defense (BMD) system before it is deployed, that could delay formation of […]
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Alcatel Gets Deals To Provide $460 Million Comms For China
Alcatel-Lucent [ALU] announced it received a total $460 million deal to provide mobile communications improvements for communications companies with assets in China. First, Alcatel received a $120 million pact for […]
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New Group, Illuminates Problems, Solutions; Poll Says Public Backs BMD
A new think tank/lobbying group, the American Security Project (ASP), was launched last week with a goal of enlightening the public in plain terms about problems facing the nation. The […]
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Some Russians Threaten To Strike Any European BMD Interceptors Site
Russian defense figures have said Russia might preemptively strike any European ballistic missile defense (BMD) interceptors before they can be launched, if such a BMD silos facility is constructed in […]
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Republicans Rally For Missile Defense Funding
By Jen DiMascio Stressing national security threats around the globe, a number of House Republicans are pushing strongly to restore money cut from the Missile Defense Agency budget in the […]
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Hamas Fires Scores Of Rockets Into Israel
Terrorists have fired more than 60 Qassam rockets into Israel in the past week, wounding a mother and her four-year-old child and injuring dozens of other civilians, according to the […]
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China Developing Anti-Ship Missile To Attack U.S. Aircraft Carriers: Paper
China is developing an anti-ship ballistic missile to attack U.S. aircraft carriers during any Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to the Sankei Shimbun, a newspaper in Japan. While China has […]
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General Dynamics Lands NASA Landsat Mission Study Contract
NASA gave General Dynamics Corp. [GD] a contract for a Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft accommodation program. In the $600,000, four-month assignment, General Dynamics will identify a spacecraft design and […]
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Two Trident Missiles Launched During Test In Atlantic Two Trident II D-5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles were fired in a Navy test in the Atlantic Range, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. […]
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BAE Assembles Team Seeking Ares 1 Avionics Contract
BAE Systems formed a team of contractors to help it win an avionics contract for avionics in the next-generation Ares I crew launch rocket. The Orion crew exploration vehicle to […]
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Pentagon Plans To Start Competition For JCM Successor
By Jen DiMascio The Pentagon is planning to move toward a competition for the Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM), a follow-on program to the Joint Common Missile (JCM), within […]
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House Passes Defense Authorization Bill; Bush Threatens Veto
By Jen DiMascio and Dave Ahearn The House approved a bill to fund military and missile defense operations in fiscal year 2008 that the president is threatening to veto. In […]
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NASA Issues Up To $36 Million Facilities Maintenance Contract
NASA gave Pride Industries a contract worth up to $36 million for facilities maintenance. The company, of Roseville, Calif., is to provide facilities support and maintenance operations at Dryden Flight […]
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Iridium Touts ‘Test Your Satellite Phone’ Week
Coinciding with the U.S. National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Preparedness Week, Iridium Satellite LLC is promoting May 21-25 as "Test Your Satellite Phone" Week. Similar to the popular biannual testing […]
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Swedish Space Prepares For Sirius-4 Satellite
Swedish Space Corp. has been chosen by SES Sirius to run the implementation and operations of the next-generation Sirius-4 satellite, Swedish Space announced May 17. The satellite, being manufactured by […]
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Intelsat Stands By Earlier Statement Regarding Unauthorized Use of Satellite
Intelsat said May 17 that the satellite operator is unaware of any communiqués from the U.S. Department of Justice with regard to the unauthorized broadcasts on the Intelsat 12 satellite […]
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Telesat to Operate Radarsat-2 Satellite
Telesat Canada has reached an agreement with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to operate MDA’s Radarsat-2 for the lifetime of the satellite, Telesat announced May 17. Telesat operates the […]
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Motorola To Acquire Modulus Video
Motorola Inc. signed an agreement to acquire Modulus Video Inc., the companies announced May 17. Modulus, a privately held company based in Sunnyvale, Calif., provides compression systems used to deliver […]
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Comtech EF Data Expands Government Programs Group
Comtech EF Data Corp. named Robert Turner vice president of government programs, the company announced. Turner will manage the government programs group, the company’s primary interface to government, military and […]
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Advantech Appoints Sales Executives
Advantech appointed Richard McPhaden vice president of sales and Michael DiPaolo senior director of business development, the company announced May 16. Prior to joining Advantech, McPhaden was vice president of […]
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Russia, ESA Sign Contract For Four Rocket Launches
Progress plans to sign a contract with the European Space Agency at the Paris Air Show for the launch of four Soyuz-ST carrier rockets from the Kourou Space Center in […]
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Russian Service Provider Picks Shiron’s InterSky
Shiron’s certified distributor and support center in Russia, JSC Cedicom, has contracted with Elvis-Telecom Co. for delivery of InterSky DVB-S2 broadband satellite solution, JSC Cedicom announced May 16. Shiron’s broadband […]
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Rad Data Partners With Inmarsat For Voice Over BGAN
Rad Data Communications has been appointed by Inmarsat as a solutions partner for the Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service, RAD Data announced May 16.
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Globalstar To Add Asian Gateway
Globalstar Inc. will add a gateway in Asia and extended a value-added reseller partnership, the company announced. Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. will construct and operate a Globalstar gateway ground station in […]
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Canal+ France Reaches 5.2 Million Subscribers
Canal+ France ended March with 5.2 million subscribers, an increase of about 200,000 compared to the combined Canalsat/TPS numbers from the same quarter of 2006. The two platforms were combined […]
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Helius to Acquire PointeCast
Helius Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire PointeCast Corp., a global provider of communication and online training solutions, Helius announced May 16. The acquisition of PointeCast’s product lines will […]
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Ministers To Adopt European Space Policy
Ministers responsible for space activities among the European Space Agency’s (ESA) member states will meet May 22 with officials responsible for the internal market, industry and research in the European […]
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EC Calls For Public Control, Funding Of Galileo Development
Describing the Galileo satellite navigation project as being at a “crossroads,” the European Commission (EC) called May 16 for the program’s development efforts to be fully funded by European governments. […]