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Harris Partners With Lockheed Martin For Advanced EHF Terminal Competition
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors has joined Harris Corp. as a teammate in the competition to develop the next-generation Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal, Harris announced […]
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Eumetsat Sets New MetOp Launch Date
Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, plans to launch the MetOp-A satellite Oct. 7, the organization announced. The launch of the spacecraft aboard a Russian Soyuz […]
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Inmarsat Earnings, Revenue Fall In First Half Of 2006
Inmarsat PLC reported a profit of $31.3 million in the first half of 2006, down from a profit of $42.8 in the first half of 2005, the company reported Aug. […]
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ViaSat Post Record Revenues In 2007 First Quarter
ViaSat Inc. recorded record revenues of $128.7 million and new net contract awards of $134 million in the company’s 2007 first quarter, ViaSat announced Aug. 3. The company posted a […]
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Arrowhead Global Solutions Wins Contract for Portable Satellite Terminals
The U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center awarded Arrowhead Global Solutions an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for portable satellite communications terminals. The one-year contract includes four one-year options, and […]
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Astrotech To Process Orbital Express Mission
Boeing Co. awarded Astrotech Space Operations a $1.6 million contract for payload processing, Astrotech parent company Spacehab Inc. announced Aug. 3. Under the contract, Astrotech will supply and install payloads […]
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Globcast America Appoints CEO
Mary Frost has been appointed CEO of Globecast America, the U.S. unit of Paris-based Globecast. Frost oversees Globecast’s strategy and operations in North and Latin America, based between the company’s […]
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Sirius Appoints Controller
Sirius Satellite Radio appointed Adrienne Calderone to senior vice president and controller the company announced Aug. 3. Calderone will serve as the chief accounting officer responsible for public reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley […]
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Geoeye Appoints Faga To Board Of Directors
Geoeye appointed Martin Faga to the board of directors, the company announced Aug. 3. Faga also remains on the board of trustees at Mitre, where he served as president and […]
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RCS President Targets Romanian DTH Market
Romania Cable Systems (RCS) which launched direct-to-home (DTH) market in Romania in 2005 in areas not covered by the company’s cable offerings, hopes to double its number of DTH subscribers […]
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RCS Looking Outside Of Romania
Romania Cable Systems (RCS), the media company which launched direct-to-home (DTH) services in Romania in 2005, is looking to launch new DTH platforms in other countries and build an Eastern-European […]
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Air Force Extends Lockheed Martin’s ANGELS Program
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to continue work on a nanosatellite development program, the company announced Aug. 2. Under the contract from the Air Force Research […]
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Connectivity
Business Developments: Initiatives Shaping Satellite Communications
After a few challenging years, satellite-enabled business initiatives have begun to rebound fueled by new technologies and applications. Many industry observers believe that the notion of a "killer app" that […]
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Spotlight: Setting Records With Satellite Technology
The largest maize maze in the world has opened in York, England, and fittingly, the maze design was created using space age technology. Pioneering GPS equipment was employed to plot […]
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Military Communications Programs Making Progress
With civil space initiatives being pushed with significant momentum, many projects have passed milestones that are making some industry executives re-evaluate this sector. Recently, Boeing Co. successfully tested a key […]
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GAO Says Congress Should Limit Crew Exploration Vehicle Program Outlays
Congress should consider limiting NASA spending on the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) program to nothing beyond the preliminary design review, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated. NASA shouldn’t enter […]
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Orbiting Wall Street
ISAT.L Inmarsat PLC reported a profit of $31.3 million in the first half of 2006, down from a profit of $42.8 in the first half of 2005, The company reported […]
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BSkyB Continues Impressive Subscriber Growth
BSkyB has seen an impressive increase in its number of subscribers. In its latest results, the operator announced it added close to 80,000 subscribers to the end of June. In […]
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Griffin Sees U.S. Leadership In Space Slipping Away
MANASSAS, Va. — Leadership of the United States in space travel and exploration is slipping away, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said. While the United States became the first nation to […]
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Boeing Lauded For Settlement Involving EELV Space Program
The Boeing Co. [BA] drew plaudits from key senators for its ethics reform moves in the wake of controversies involving the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program and other issues. […]
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Space Station Crew Performs Spacewalk Work, Added Duties
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are moving ahead with their work in weightless conditions. ISS crewmen Jeff Williams and Thomas Reiter worked quickly through scheduled spacewalk tasks last […]
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Democrats Hail Bush Decision Against Using First-Strike Nukes On Iran
The Bush administration has backed away from first use of nuclear weapons against Iran, according to Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.). This revolves around a question of whether the United […]
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Boeing Laser Communications Unit Advances For TSAT
Boeing [BA] successfully tested a key laser component of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), the company announced. This netting system involves links from one satellite to another using a […]
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MDA Seeks New Technology In Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, Sensors, Other
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is seeking new technology in an array of areas, and is open to proposals from industry, universities and governments, both those in the United States […]
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Arrives On Launch Pad
The Space Shuttle Atlantis has moved to its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., as NASA prepares for its second shuttle launch in as many months. Atlantis is poised […]
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Shuttle Atlantis Crew Poised For Dress Rehearsal Starting Today
Astronauts and ground crews for the Space Shuttle Atlantis upcoming mission, STS-115, will participate in a full dress rehearsal beginning today and continuing this week at NASA Kennedy Space Center, […]
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Multiple Launches Are Scheduled
Myriad launches are keeping launch pads busy, according to announcements: In mid-July, there will be a missile defense test involving the Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system. No sooner than Aug. […]
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Lockheed Martin Reaches Half A Century In California, Colorado Space Plants
Two Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] space installations marked half a century of operations, the company stated. The two facilities are in Denver, Colo., and Sunnyvale, Calif. In 1956, ground was […]
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Geoeye Receives Contract for Satellite Images
The U.S. government awarded Geoeye a $19.6 million contract to provide imagery, products and services to multiple federal agencies, the company announced Aug. 2. Under the contract, Geoeye will supply […]