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If we can have electric cars, why not electric rockets and satellites? We can. An electric propulsion system for use on satellites in the Air Force Transformational Satellite Communications System […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Sirius Satellite Radio reported 8.9 million total subscribers at the end of the 2008 second quarter, up 25 percent from the same period a year ago, the […]

The drogue parachute for the Ares I first stage motor passed a drop test, NASA announced. NASA and industry engineers performed the test. The drogue parachute is designed to slow […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Inmarsat has been selected by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) to provide payload in-orbit test services for the four satellites that will form the Galileo In-Orbit Validation […]

Billionaire space buff investor Richard Branson is moving ahead with his plan to create a commercial space travel system: the WhiteKnightTwo mothership aircraft, and the SpaceShipTwo spaceship. A portion of […]

A BAE Systems asset to shield aircraft from terrorist shoulder-mounted man-portable missiles (MANPADs) has been installed on an American Airlines plane, BAE announced. The BAE Jeteye infrared missile defense system […]

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch To Be Delayed Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) will be delayed from late this year until early next year, NASA announced. The LRO will […]

The Surface Launched Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) successfully completed system field integration testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., demonstrating interoperability with both Patriot and Avenger weapon systems, Raytheon […]

ATK Gets $16.4 Million Order For Missile Warning System The Navy gave Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] $16.4 million of orders for the AAR-47 A(V)2 warning system that protects aircraft against […]

Why do the Northern Lights brighten, dim and dance? Researchers using a fleet of five NASA satellites have discovered that explosions of magnetic energy a third of the way to […]

NASA, one of the biggest computer users on — and off — the planet is about to make some sweeping changes in its Herculean computer networks, and that will mean […]

A ground station antenna system for the Mobile User Objective System was installed in Hawaii for data exchanges with satellites, General Dynamics Corp. [GD] announced. A GD unit, C4 Systems, […]

[Satellite News 07-27-08] The big question for optimizing satellite technology is how to speed up the uplink. The good news is that the technology to dramatically increase the speed of […]

A newly belligerent Russia has begun guided-missile cruiser patrols in northern waters, as Moscow reverts to some of its old Cold War practices. The cruiser patrols near the Norwegian archipelago […]

By Dave Ahearn Just as China has deployed hundreds of missiles aimed at the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. Navy is moving to abandon production of cutting-edge DDG 1000 destroyers with […]

The Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system has moved to a new phase, with the high-energy laser undergoing testing with chemical fuel, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced today. That high-energy […]

Obama Would Take No Options Off Table In Dealing With Iranian Nuclear Program The United States and its allies will face a grave threat that they cannot countenance if Iran […]

The third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite core propulsion module was delivered half a year early, according to Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]. That module is to propel […]

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] ATK completed a mission demonstrating how clusters of small satellites can work together to collect data, ATK announced July 24. A constellation of five microsatellites ATK built […]

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] MultiChoice is preparing to launch high-definition (HD) services in South Africa, the operator said July 25.     The direct-to-home operator is introducing an HD personal video recorder […]

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] The Brookings Institute, an independent policy research group, is recommending that the U.S Federal Communication Commission (FCC) change its practices regarding the allocation of the broadband spectrum. […]

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] XM Satellite Radio Inc. priced a debt offering as part of a series of transactions to refinance certain debt M in connection with the pending merger with […]

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] The ownership saga of Inmarsat took another twist as Harbinger Capital Partners Funds said it intends to bid on Inmarsat and then combine it with SkyTerra Communications, […]

[Satellite News – 07-25-08] Thuraya, believes its latest small broadband terminal with advanced video streaming capability will enable the company to make more of an impact in the mobile data […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Harmonic Inc. will provide Astra Platform Services with high-definition (HD) encoders and statistical multiplexing for a network upgrade, Harmonic announced July 24.     Astra will install Harmonic’s […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. delivered the Measat-3a satellite to Baikonur Cosmodrome in advance of its scheduled Aug. 21 launch on a Land Launch vehicled, Orbital announced July 23. […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Kayser-Threde GmbH received the prime contract from the Space Agency of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the TET-1 satellite, the company announced July 24.     Kayser-Threde […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Integral Systems Inc. reported total revenue of $41.8 million in its 2008 third quarter, up 17 percent from the same period a year ago, Integral announced July […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] SES Astra TechCom won a lucrative contract to deliver a network operations center for the new Vietnamese satellite system, Vinasat, SES Astra announced July 24.     Vinasat-1, […]

[Satellite News 07-24-08] The buzz over the merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio continues louder than ever, as the two companies said July 24 that they are […]