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A combined “national team” has been established by three major satellite manufacturers–the Lockheed Martin Space Systems subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT], the Hughes Space and Communications subsidiary of Hughes...

High-resolution satellite imagery could pose a realistic threat to U.S. national security. Industry companies currently commercializing these pixels claim no long-term adverse effects will occur. “After seven months of operations,...

Arianespace’s sales and net income for 1999 slipped slightly from 1998 levels, the France-led launch organization reported at its annual meeting May 30. Sales for 1999 fell to about $908.5...

Ames Research Center–Information technology development, flight research, experimental aircraft development, early aircraft design; Dryden Flight Research Center–X-plane flight tests, early Space Shuttle tests, early Space Shuttle landings, current X-craft flight...

Astrium recently inked a significant deal with Arianespace to provide 20 Ariane 5 vehicle equipment bays (VEBs). The contract is worth more than 150 million euros or US$140 million. Under...

A flair of entrepreneurial spirit rocked the aerospace industry May 17 when the five-member Web start-up company Dreamtime Holdings Inc. snagged a NASA contract to commercialize the agency’s 85-year-old film...

The Atlas 3A rocket, powered by new Russian-built RD-180 engine, successfully completed its maiden flight May 24 by carrying the Eutelsat W4 satellite into the proper orbit after liftoff from...

TYSON’S CORNER, Va.–The single most important way to trim the cost of obtaining Internet services via satellite is to avoid downtime from technical glitches, said Kay Sears, vice president of...

Forcing Mobile Satellites to Provide Data Service Over the past decade the digital revolution has transformed the way we think about communications services. Telecommunications companies have converted from analog to...

With all the buzz swirling around the Internet via satellite sector, one would think contracts totaling approximately $16 million won by NetSat Express Inc. would spark an interest in its...