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[Via Satellite 08-22-2014] Digital Solid State Propulsion (DSSP) is nearing the long awaited test of its Electrically controlled Solid Propellants (ESPs) — a new alternative to hydrazine and a potential...

[Via Satellite 08-21-2014] The European Space Agency has not yet identified the cause of several anomalies that have affected some of the first Galileo satellites. Three of the first four...

[Via Satellite 08-20-2014] Private satellite operator XTAR is considering ways to expand its fleet to include coverage over the Asia-Pacific region. Currently, the company has two satellites in orbit —...

[Via Satellite 08-19-2014] Spain-based satellite operator Hispasat has set its sights on Latin America as the company’s new top growth market. The consequences of Europe’s economic situation have resulted in...

[Via Satellite 08-18-2014] In less than two months the United States Congress must make a decision on the fate of the Export-Import Bank, an independent federal agency designed to provide...

[Via Satellite 08-15-2014] Aerojet Rocketdyne anticipates the first users of the “green fuel” hydrazine alternative AF-M315E will be SmallSat manufacturers. The company recently completed testing a 1-newton engine designed for...

[Via Satellite 08-14-2014] NanoRacks and SSL’s partnership for the Hosted Payloads Solutions (HoPS) program is one of the most unique approaches to the Air Force’s recently announced Indefinite Delivery Indefinite...

[Via Satellite 08-13-2014] United Launch Alliance (ULA) president and CEO Michael Gass is stepping down from his leadership position effective immediately. Tory Bruno, formerly Lockheed Martin’s vice president and general...

[Via Satellite 08-12-2014] By 2017, Globalstar hopes half of its subscriber base will be made of non-North American customers. During the company’s second quarter earnings call, Tim Taylor, VP of...

[Via Satellite 08-11-2014] The United States District Court for the Southern District of California has vacated the $283 million in damages originally awarded to ViaSat in its dispute with Loral...