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[Satellite Today 08-14-08] Lockheed Martin Corp. has acquired the government business unit of Nantero Inc., a privately-held, Massachusetts-based company that has developed methods and processes for incorporating carbon nanotubes in […]

[Satellite Today 08-14-08] A potential contract dispute has developed between Gilat Satellite and a consortium of private equity firms looking to acquire the company.     A consortium of private equity […]

In these difficult economic times, U.S. federal and state governments are looking for alternatives to cut costs of living for citizens. While the concept of upgraded infrastructure has long meant […]

[Satellite Today 08-14-08] By bringing the pulse assembly line to Boeing’s satellite manufacturing facilities, the company intends to reduce production cycle time by 50 percent by the end of the […]

In these difficult economic times, U.S. federal and state governments are looking for alternatives to cut costs of living for citizens. While the concept of upgraded infrastructure has long meant […]

[Satellite News 08-13-08] Set-top boxes (STB) for the satellite market will account for less than 50 percent of total unit shipments in 2008, according to U.S. research firm In-Stat expects. […]

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] Spot LLC has integrated its services with Yahoo! Fire Eagle, an open platform that allows users to share location information, with other sites and services online while […]

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] Australia’s Foxtel reported revenues of 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.5 billion) in the year that closed June 30, a 17 percent increase compared to the same stage […]

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] Israeli satellite operator Spacecom plans to spend $157 million on its new Amos-5 satellite, the company announced.     The operator signed a deal with Reshetnev Information Satellite […]

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] United Launch Alliance delayed the scheduled launch of the GeoEye-1 satellite from Aug. 22 to Sept. 4, GeoEye announced Aug. 12.     The additional time is needed […]

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] An overhead crane operated by Measat‘s launch service provider accidentally damaged the Measat 3a satellite while at the Baikonur, Kazakhstan launch site, Orbital Sciences announced.     The […]

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] Arianespace and International Launch Services (ILS) are preparing for launches in the next five days, the companies announced.     The fifth Ariane 5 mission of 2008 was […]

[Satellite Today 08-13-08] Intelsat reported record revenues of $584.9 million in the 2008 second quarter but recorded a loss of $82 million, the company announced Aug. 13. Intelsat reported revenues […]

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. appointed Tom Coyle senior vice president and general manager, the company announced Aug. 12.     Coyle will manage the Globecomm Systems business, which includes […]

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] DataPath has introduced  easy-to-deploy communications on-the-move (COTM) solution mobile network-centric warfare and first responder capabilities, the company announced Aug. 12.     The MobiLink system incorporates standard communications […]

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Home2US has added three premium channels produced by Albania’s Top Channel to the Home2US direct-to-home lineup, the company announced Aug. 13.     As part of the agreement […]

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. received  its iNetVu mobile satellite antenna systems from an Asian television, C-Com announced Aug. 12.     The station plans to use the antennas […]

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Boeing has unveiled a new process for assembling satellites at its facility in El Segundo, Calif, that it hopes will shorten the time needed to build a […]

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Globalstar completed the second quarter with more than 315,000 subscribers, an increase of about 23,000 since the end of March, the company announced Aug. 11.     Total […]

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Loral reported revenues of $208.1 million in the 2008 second quarter, down from revenues of $226 million in the same period in 2007, the company announced Aug. […]

[Satellite News 08-12-08] The satellite industry should be innovative, exciting and most importantly, fun, according to Theresa Beech, vice president of business development for GMV.     GMV, based in Spain […]

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Broadpoint named Bryan Olivier COO, the company announced Aug. 12.     Olivier will focus on expanding Broadpoint’s wireless communication solutions, including its digital cellular infrastructure in the […]

Bush Says North Korea Won’t Come Off State Sponsor Of Terrorism List Or Axis Of Evil List Until It Takes Further Action But Bush Praises Destruction Of Reactor President Bush […]

Classified Information Disclosed On JASSM Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] will pay a $4 million civil penalty for unauthorized actions the company took to sell Hellfire missiles to the United Arab […]

The Florida state government will rent a long-unused launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to create a spaceport for commercial spaceship launches. This move comes as the nearby […]

Armed forces across the globe will spend $30.6 billion to acquire 95 military satellites over the next 10 years, according to a projection by Forecast International (FI), a Newtown, Conn., […]

[Satellite News 08-11-08] Glocal Media Networks Inc. named Theodore “Ted” McFarland to the company’s board, Glocal announced Aug. 11.     Glocal, based in Los Angeles, operates five ethnic language pay-TV […]

Researchers have found a toxic chemical, perchlorate, in Martian soil excavated by the Phoenix Mars Lander that was tested in a wet chemistry laboratory in Phoenix, but it is uncertain […]

[Satellite News 08-11-08] AsiaSat appointed Zhang Hai Ming general manager for China, the company said Aug. 8.     Zhang will oversee AsiaSat’s marketing, sales and customer relations activities in the […]

Iran has an anti-ship missile with a 190-mile range that could be used to close the Strait of Hormuz and threaten shipping traffic in the Persian Gulf, according to statements […]