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...
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WildBlue Invests In Chip Design Firm, U.S. Monolithics
WildBlue Inc. of Denver, formerly iSky, said it has invested in a semiconductor design company, U.S. Monolithics LLC, that will play a key role in Wild Blue’s construction of a...
Mobile Satellite Users Conference Will Explore Challenges Of Struggling Industry
The troubles of the mobile satellite industry have been documented well in the trade press. From the high-profile bankruptcy of Iridium LLC to the recent financial troubles at Orbcomm [ORB],...
Orbcomm Chairman Remains Passionate About Financially Ailing Company
While the rest of the satellite industry is bracing itself for another potential high-profile disaster, this time on the Little LEO side of the fence, Orbital Communications Corp. (Orbcomm) execs...
A Conversation With Tachyon Chief Marketing Officer Rick Adams
Tachyon Inc., of San Diego, a satellite-based supplier of two-way access to the Internet via satellite, has named Rick Adams as its chief marketing officer. He will be responsible for...
A Sirius Situation
Successful Launch Temporarily Deflects Attention Away From Damaged Spare The successful launch of the Sirius 2 satellite Sept. 5 temporarily should take some heat off Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. [SIRI],...
Pasifik Satelit Prepares To Launch ACeS Mobile Satellite Service
It won’t be long before the question of how effective regional geostationary satellites will be in competition with the Big LEO satellite telephony provider is answered. P.T. Pasifik Satelit Nusantara...
Gilat-To-Home Names David Trachtenberg President, CMO
Gilat-To-Home Inc., the satellite-based, broadband Internet service provider, has named David Trachtenberg as its president and chief marketing officer. Trachtenberg, who recently joined Gilat-To-Home, was president and chief operating officer...
SCCA Buys 1,000 VisTrac Orbcomm Units From American Millenium Inc.
Costa Rica-based Satellite Communications Central America (SCCA) has placed an initial order for 1,000 VisTrac satellite-based fleet monitoring systems from Golden, Colo.-based American Millenium Corp. Inc. [AMCI]. The VisTrac systems...
Globalstar USA Gets Ready For Sydney Olympic Games
Globalstar USA [VOD], the U.S.-based provider of Globalstar L.P. [GSTRF] satellite telephony services, announced international roaming service in Australia, just in time for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games scheduled to...