Government/Military

A prototype structure that holds the primary mirrors for the optical element of the James Webb Space Telescope passed a series of cryogenic tests, Webb prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corp....

SkyPort International Inc. announced Jan. 17 a strategic partnership with Comdex Inc. in which the two companies will jointly provide secure satellite communications services to Comdex customers around the globe....

Integral Systems Inc. has been awarded a contract modification to upgrade several command and control subsystems for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) N-P Program, the company announced Jan. 17....

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has chosen BAE Systems to lead a team of 10 companies in the next development phases of the Novel Satellite Communications (NSC)...

Merrimac Industries Inc. received an order valued at $430,000 to supply its Multi-Mix microtechnology products for a next-generation military communications satellite program, the company announced Jan. 16. The unnamed U.S....

Lars Persson has been appointed president and CEO of Swedish Space Corp. effective Feb. 16, the company announced. Persson previously served as CEO for Marratech AB and will replace the...

Starchaser Industries was awarded a study contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) for the detailed assessment of the company’s Thunderstar/Starchaser 5A space tourism reusable launch vehicle, Starchaser announced Jan....

NASA has increased the value of its Canadarm shuttle remote manipulator system contract with MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), the company announced Jan.  16. The increase, valued at 28...

Interstate Electronics Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications Corp., has been awarded a pre-production contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for 3-dimensional locators using Integrated GPS...

The Skynet 5A military telecommunications satellite has been delivered to French Guiana in advance of its launch aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 in late February. Skynet, scheduled to be launched...