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  • Space Shuttle Atlantis Poised For Landing

    Atlantis Crew Attaches European Columbus Laboratory Module To Space Station In 13-Day STS-122 Mission Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Set For March 11, Just Three Weeks After Atlantis Is To Return […]

  • Democratic and GOP Lawmakers Agree That NASA Is Underfunded

    Griffin Repeats That NASA Must Buy Space Transit From Russia, And Expresses Concern That U.S. Will Lack Manned Space Capabilities For Half A Decade, From 2010 Shuttle Exit To New […]

  • Satellite Today Editors Blogging From SATELLITE 2008

    Beginning Feb. 25, SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from SATELLITE 2008 2007. Be sure to check out the live blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog for updates on all the happenings from […]

  • Orbit Receives Intelsat Type Approval For Antenna

    [Satellite Today – 2-18-08] Orbit has received Intelsat type approval for the OrSat Ku-band maritime stabilized antenna system, Orbit announced Feb. 18.     The approval, along with the Eutelsat type […]

  • Boeing And Contractors Sign Agreement For Ares I Upper Stage Work

    The Boeing Co. [BA] signed an associate contractor’s agreement (ACA) with five other aerospace companies to work together on the Ares I upper stage. That agreement will save NASA time […]

  • Ariane-5 Payload Integrated

    [Satellite Today – 2-18-08] Ariane 5’s largest payload ever, the Automated Transfer Vehicle, has been integrated on the launch vehicle, Arianespace announced Feb. 18.     The spacecraft, which has a […]

  • NASA Gears Up For Next Decadal Survey

    NASA chose 19 science teams to conduct yearlong studies of new concepts for its next generation of major observatories. The teams will advise NASA as it makes decisions about how […]

  • SES Sees Revenue and Profits Fall

    [Satellite Today – 2-18-08] SES reported a decline in net profits fall in 2007 as revenues remained flat, the company announced Feb. 18.     In 2007, SES reported net profits […]

  • Backlogged Security Clearances Plague DOD, Contractors, But OPM Sees Progress

    Another 20 Percent Of Reviews May Take Longer; 540 Days Taken On One Case Sluggish Reviews Harm National Security, Cause Short Staffing; Employers Raid Each Other’s Shops For Workers With […]

  • RRSat Acquires U.S.-Based Teleport

    [Satellite Today – 2-18-08] RRSat Global Communications Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire a teleport located in Pennsylvania, RRSat’s first U.S. acquisition, the company announced Feb. 14.     As […]

  • NATO Moves Closer To Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Capability

    NATO inaugurated a special testing facility in The Hague, Netherlands — a milestone in the multi-year alliance project to protect deployed operating forces from ballistic missile attack. The integration test […]

  • Astrium Forms Geoinformation Joint Venture

    [Satellite Today – 2-18-08] Astrium has joined forces with a pair of Spanish organizations to create an Earth observation joint venture, Astrium announced Feb. 18.     Astrium entered into a […]

  • In The News

    NASA Offers Scholarships To Lure Students Into Aeronautics The Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in NASA is offering students scholarships in hopes of luring them into studying aeronautics and other fields. […]

  • Launches

    Pakistan Fires Nuclear-Capable Short Range Missile Pakistan launched a short-range nuclear-capable missile, during military exercises. The nuclear-power nation has had the bomb since before India detonated a nuclear device and […]

  • Contracts

    Raytheon Gains $1 Billion Contract for SM-3 Interceptor Missiles The Missile Defense Agency gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $1 billion contract change for Standard Missile-3 interceptors. Under the contract, Raytheon […]

  • Report Slams SLAMRAAM For Lack Of Criteria

    The Surface-Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) program lacks effective evaluation yardsticks because the Army has relied on a plan provided by Raytheon Co. [RTN] instead of following more […]

  • Satellite Today Editors Blogging From SATELLITE 2008

    [Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Beginning Feb. 25, SatelliteTODAY.com will feature the latest news from SATELLITE 2008.     Be sure to check out the live blog at www.SatelliteTODAY.com/blog for updates on […]

  • Allion To Use TCS Servers

    [Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Information technology testing organization Allion will use TeleCommunication Systems Inc.‘s Xypoint Secure User Plane for Location (SUPL) server to deliver Location-Based Services to Asia-Pacific customers, TCS […]

  • Viasat Sees Subscriber Numbers Fall

    [Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Viasat Broadcasting has seen its satellite pay-TV subscriber base fall in the Nordic region. This was one of the highlights of its full year and fourth […]

  • Arqiva Takes Next HD Step

    [Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Arqiva has stepped up its plans in the High Definition (HD) arena. Its satellite media solutions division has installed a new HD ready television playout suite, […]

  • Abertis Takes A Step Closer To Hispasat Purchase

    [Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Abertis, the Spanish infrastructure company, has taken a step closer to strengthening its position in the European satellite industry. The company said Feb. 15 that the […]

  • Orbital Revenues Up For Quarter, Year

    [Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. increased fourth quarter revenue by 36 percent, and reported a 35 percent increase for the year, the company announced Feb. 14.     Revenues […]

  • Africasat-1 Signs First Customer

    [Satellite Today – 2-14-08] Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. has received the first contract for capacity on its Africasat-1 satellite, the company announced Feb. 14.     SkyVision Global Networks LLC […]

  • Pay-TV Operators Continue Fight Against Piracy

    [Satellite News – 2-14-08] With the news that the German pay-TV operator Premiere‘s encryption system has been compromised, the issue of piracy in the pay-TV arena has come back into […]

  • Satellite Today Editors Blogging From SATELLITE 2008

    [Satellite Today – 2-14-08]  Beginning Feb. 25, SatelliteTODAY.com will feature the latest news from SATELLITE 2008.     Be sure to check out the live blog at www.SatelliteTODAY.com/blog for updates on […]

  • Globecomm Wins $3.8 Million Infrastructure Contract

    [Satellite Today – 2-14-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a $3.8 million infrastructure from an unnamed satellite service provider in Asia, the company announced Feb. 13.     The contract […]

  • Mitec Expands Chinese Facilities

    [Satellite Today – 2-14-08] Mitec Telecom Inc. has leased a facility in China that will increase its manufacturing capacity to 38,000 feet, the company announced Feb. 14.     The facility, […]

  • SpaceX Completes Design Review For Falcon 9/Dragon

    [Satellite Today – 2-14-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has completed the preliminary design review for the second Falcon 9/Dragon demonstration under NASA‘s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) project, the […]

  • Premiere Sees Steady Subscriber Growth in 2007

    [Satellite Today – 2-14-08] Premiere closed 2007 with more than 3.6 million pay-TV subscribers, adding more than 240,000 subscribers, the company announced Feb. 14.     Revenues fell from 1.1 billion […]

  • Air Force Modifies Boeing, Lockheed Martin Launch Infrastructure Contracts

    [Satellite Today – 2-14-08] Boeing Launch Services and Lockheed Martin Space Systems have been awarded contract modification by the U.S. Air Force to upgrade launch facilities, the U.S. Department of […]