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Rupert Murdoch has, after several failed attempts, succeeded in getting a foothold in Germany’s radio market. The US-Australian media entrepreneur whose News Corp so far was only active in Germany’s...
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Ball Aerospace Develops Advanced Gateway For In-flight Communications
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. said it is developing a global information gateway that will carry voice, video conferencing, Internet connectivity and broadband data services to aircraft in flight over...
Space Systems/Loral Signs With Sea Launch
Space Systems/Loral, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [LOR] has signed an agreement with Sea Launch to launch the Telstar 8 satellite in 2002. The rocket will lift the...
Army Needs Tiny GPS Antenna For Future Fighters
The U.S. Army’s Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) has asked contractors for ideas on the feasibility of producing a 2-1/2-inch-diameter, dual-frequency GPS antenna that can be worn on an infantryman’s shoulder. The...
NASA Selects Research Proposals
NASA has selected 110 research proposals form 97 firms in 27 states for negotiation of phase-2 contract awards for its Small Business Innovative Research program. The total value of the...
Kodak Appoints New Chief Operations Officer
Eastman Kodak Co. [EK] appointed Michael Whaley as the company’s new chief operations officer and vice president, commercial and government systems. Under his new position, Whaley will have the responsibility...
Space Imaging Europe In Arbitration With Parent Company
Space Imaging may be facing a significant battle as the company fuels the possible loss of its European distributor. According to industry sources, the Colorado-based satellite imagery company is in...
Sirius 2 Satellite Successfully Launched On Proton Rocket
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s [SIRI] Sirius 2 satellite successfully was launched Sept. 5 aboard a Proton rocket, achieved successful separation about two and a half hours after liftoff and had...
Loral Cyberstar Established Indian Ocean Region
Loral Cyberstar has established an Indian Ocean Region (IOR), with headquarters in Bangalore, India, to provide service and support for the carrier’s customers in the region. The new region’s territory...
Integral Systems Inc. Buys SAT Corp. For $10.2 Million
Integral Systems Inc. [ISYS], a supplier of satellite ground systems and software, has acquired SAT Corp., which provides automatic signal monitoring systems and networks for both satellite and terrestrial applications....