Government/Military

[Satellite Today 08-18-08] Thuraya is launching a new location service, combining with Geonix, a specialist in location services and equipment, Thuraya announced Aug. 17.     ThurayaLocate allows anyone with any...

[Satellite News 08-15-08] Industry analyst Tim Farrar told Satellite News that NASA’s dependency upon the Russian Soyuz space capsules and rockets to carry astronauts to and from the space station...

[Satellite Today 08-14-08] Telecom specialists from the Inmarsat-sponsored aid agency Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) have deployed in Georgia as an emergency crew, carrying satellite communications equipment intended to set up...

[Satellite Today 08-14-08]  Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) protoflight model has entered final integration and acceptance testing, the company announced Aug. 13.      Ball expects...

[Satellite Today 08-14-08] Lockheed Martin Corp. has acquired the government business unit of Nantero Inc., a privately-held, Massachusetts-based company that has developed methods and processes for incorporating carbon nanotubes in...

[Satellite News 08-12-08] The satellite industry should be innovative, exciting and most importantly, fun, according to Theresa Beech, vice president of business development for GMV.     GMV, based in Spain...

[Satellite Today 08-12-08] Boeing has unveiled a new process for assembling satellites at its facility in El Segundo, Calif, that it hopes will shorten the time needed to build a...

[Satellite News 08-11-08] GMV has released version 6.0 of its hifly satellite control system, the company announced Aug. 11.     The updated model provides advanced, optimized telemetry processing for extremely...

[Satellite News 08-11-08] The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) upgraded its Wegener Compel network control system, Wegener said.     Compel enables AAFES to deliver addressable digital high-definition video,...

[Satellite Today 08-08-08] Andrews Space has been awarded a contract to develop plug-and-play spacecraft subsystems and demonstrate integrated spacecraft capability, the company announced Aug. 6.     Under the contract, valued...