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By Peter J. Brown Satellites have always enjoyed an advantage over terrestrial alternatives when it comes to beaming one-way transmissions over vast distances. Broadcasting the same signal to any number […]

By Owen D. Kurtin Earlier this year, this column devoted a four-part series to the earlier-than-anticipated exits of private equity purchasers of Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) companies into initial public […]

People Boeing Space And Intelligence Systems Appoints Vice President/General Manager Boeing announced that Howard Chambers was named vice president and general manager of Space And Intelligence Systems (S&IS), an operating […]

Project Exploration is a Chicago-based non-profit organization whose goal is to make natural science accessible to the public, especially urban youth. In October 2003, University of Chicago paleontologist Dr. Paul […]

I recently attended a summit that, in part, brought to the discussion floor the topic of corporate and government distance learning networks and where the next-generation trends and uses are […]

In 1991, Home Depot was well on its way to conquering the home improvement retail market in the United States. At the time, the retailer was supporting 28,000 employees in […]

EMS Technologies Inc. signed a definitive agreement to sell the assets and operating liabilities of its Space & Technology/Montreal division to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), the companies announced […]

Lockheed Martin announced Oct. 31 it received a $10 million, six-month contract from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the program definition and risk reduction phase of […]

Sirius Satellite Radio and DaimlerChrysler announced Oct. 31 they have extended their exclusive relationship through Sept. 1, 2012. The agreement covers all Chrysler Group and Mercedes-Benz vehicles and Freightliner Trucks. […]

Garmin International Inc. will offer GPS automotive units with XM Satellite Radio capabilities, the companies announced Oct. 31. The portable Streetpilot 2730 will combine GPS capabilities with XM Navtraffic, weather […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) reported Oct. 31 that a failure in the electrical power system on board the Student Space Exploration and Technology Initiative (SSETI) Express spacecraft is preventing […]

Korean satellite pay-TV operator Skylife is preparing to launch personal video recorder (PVR) services in Korea in 2006. The operator has announced that it will use NDS‘s XTV technology to […]

src=”nav01rt.gif”> Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Co. won a program definition and risk reduction contract for the next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system — GOES-R, the companies announced Oct. […]

src=”nav01rt.gif”> According to an Oct. 28 report form Russian news agency Itar-Tass, the Russian satellite Mozhayets-5 failed to detach from the third stage of its Kosmos 3M rocket. “According to […]

src=”nav01rt.gif”> Worldspace Inc. announced Oct. 27 its satellite radio services are available to U.S. government agencies on the General Services Administration‘s GSA Schedule 70 contract. The move makes it easier […]

src=”nav01rt.gif”> Astrata Group Inc. announced Oct. 28 it received a contract from Brunei Shell Marketing to deploy a wireless/GPS solution to track a new fleet of Road Oil Tankers used […]

src=”nav01rt.gif”> IPStar New Zealand announced Oct. 27 it has approved National Communications Corp. Ltd. (Natcom) to begin selling products and services that use the IPStar (Thaicom 4) satellite. Natcom offers […]

src=”nav01rt.gif”> National Technical Systems Inc., unveiled several new specialized tests for satellite and launch vehicle systems and components, the company announced Oct. 28. The launch simulation tests combine extremely high-level […]

src=”nav01rt.gif”> Northrop Grumman Corp. delivered the final laser-gyro reference systems for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program to prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman announced. […]

Zeinal Bava, chairman of PT Multimedia predicts strong growth in the pay-TV market in Portugal. PT Multimedia owns TV Cabo, which is the biggest pay-TV operator in the country with […]

Spacedev Inc. will acquire Starsys Research Corp. for $9 million in cash and stock, the companies announced Oct. 26. Spacedev will pay $1.5 million in cash and $7.5 million in […]

BSkyB‘s acquisition of Easynet could mark a dramatic business shift for the company and could provide a clue for the future direction of the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite industry overall. Customers […]

Scandinavian direct-to-home satellite services provider Viasat, part of the Modern Times Group (MTG), had about 750,000 subscribers at the end of September but sees its future growth being driven by […]

When competition heats up, business plans are modified. Such is the case in Portugal. TV Cabo dominates the pay-TV landscape in Portugal, with about 1.6 million subscribers in a country […]

In an effort to improve the efficiency of its operations, as well as its response to potential emergency situations, the Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) recently installed an automatic vehicle location […]

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sent a second request for information to Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co. regarding the formation of the Untied Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture. The companies […]

Conditions are right for the ascendancy of high-definition television (HDTV) over its analog counterpart, according to Bryan Burns, vice president, strategic business planning and development at ESPN Productions. Citing statistics […]

Sea Launch Co.‘slaunch platform command ship departed the company’s home port to prepare for the launch of the Inmarsat-4 F2 satellite, Sea Launch announced. The launch is scheduled to take […]

KVH Industries Inc. introduced Oct. 26 its new Tracvision M3 marine satellite TV system for vessels as small as 25 feet in length. The system includes the Tracvision M3 antenna, […]

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) awarded an additional Cdn. 6 million ($5.1 million) contract to MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) to complete a weather station for a NASA Mars mission scheduled for […]