JJ McCoy

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will design a robotic chassis for a planned European Space Agency mission to Mars, the company announced July 17. Under a contract from EADS […]

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. will develop the camera for NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission, the company announced July 16. Ball will manufacture the Operational Land Imager instrument, which will […]

iDirect Technologies will supply the platform for Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global maritime service, iDirect announced July 16. The service, unveiled by Intelsat in June, is part of the operator’s GlobalConnex […]

Measat Satellite Systems has launched a high-definition (HD) distribution platform aimed at catering to the needs of international broadcasters wanting to bring more HD content to the Asia-Pacific region, Measat […]

The proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio is likely to pass “on merits” unless political pressures hold sway against federal regulators, Bear Stearns said in a […]

John Pippin, founder of EMS Technologies Inc., died July 13, the company announced. Pippin founded the company in 1968 as Electromagnetic Sciences Inc. and retired as chairman in 1998. Prior […]

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. received a $1.2 billion contract from NASA to develop the upper stage engine for the Ares 1 and Ares 5 launch vehicles, the agency announced […]

Spacenet Inc.’s Connexstar VSAT services have been deployed as part of an emergency response network by the State of Louisiana, Spacenet announced July 16. The network, deployed and managed by […]

Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. are preparing responses to the U.S. Air Force’s request for proposals for the GPS 3 constellation, the companies announced July 16. The Air Force […]

Norsat International Inc. has been granted a U.S. patent for its GlobeTrekker portable satellite communications unit, the company announced July 16. The patent, “Portable High-speed and Broadcast-quality Video Terminal for […]

Inmarsat launched its first commercially available handheld satellite phone July 16, the company announced. The IsatPhone, an attempt to “shake up the satellite phone market,” Michael Butler, president and COO […]

The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin completed a reconfiguration of the five Milstar satellites intended to improve the system’s capabilities, Lockheed Martin announced July 16. The operation entailed repositioning […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is accepting comments until Aug. 13 on its rule that would prohibit the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the agency […]

Cyfrowy Polsat, a direct-to-home operator in Poland, signed a deal to add an additional channel from broadcaster TVN, the operator announced July 12. TVN Gra will be the eighth TVN […]

SpaceDev Inc.’s Starsys unit will manufacture 60 low-shock spacecraft release mechanisms for Sweden’s Saab Space AB, SpaceDev announced July 11. It is the third major production order for Starsys’ Clamp […]

KVH Industries Inc. has introduced a new satellite communications service that enables 24-inch antennas to provide always-on broadband data connections to maritime vessels, the company announced July 12. The mini-VSAT […]

Second Wind Inc. has agreed to purchase 750 Globalstar satellite modems to relay data collected at remote sites throughout the United States and Canada, Globalstar announced July 12. Second Wind […]

Comtech EF Data Corp. received an order to deliver satellite infrastructure equipment that will be used in a cellular backhaul network in the Middle East, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced July […]

Comtech Will Provide Cellular Backhaul Equipment For Middle East Network Comtech EF Data Corp. received an order to deliver satellite infrastructure equipment that will be used in a cellular backhaul […]

A would-be player in the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio is making a new pitch for an old plan, even though he has little confidence […]

Round Solution has introduced communications modules for programming with Python’s open-source-licensed programming language, the company announced July 10. Now available are a small, industrial-grade, quadband-compatible general packet radio service (GPRS) […]

The ICS-200 Iridium Communications System from International Communications Group has been approval by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), International Communications announced July 10. EASA, the European Union’s civil aviation […]

Thomson, a European digital technology company, has delivered a motion picture to both the United States and other countries on the same day, the company announced July 11. Through its […]

Hughes Network Systems’ Spaceway-3 satellite has been delivered to the European Spaceport in French Guiana, Arianespace announced July 11. The spacecraft will be part of a scheduled Aug. 14 launch […]

Impsat, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Crossing, has contracted the equivalent of about 2.5 transponders on SES New Skies’ NSS-10 satellite, SES New Skies announced July 12. Located at […]

The Astra 1L satellite has been deployed to its final orbital position at 19.2° East to begin commercial operations, SES Astra said July 11. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite will deliver […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will provide a SkyEdge broadband satellite network to SatCom Networks Africa Ltd., a Tanzanian public data communications operator, Gilat announced July 11. SatCom Networks, which has […]

TerreStar Networks Inc. is establishing a pilot project for deployment and testing of its wireless broadband and telecommunications services to rural and underserved areas in Vermont, the company announced July […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. received a contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in an evaluation of the capabilities of the Radarsat-2 satellite, including a study of operating a […]

BSkyB added 259,000 broadband customers in the company’s 2007 fourth quarter, bringing the total number of subscribers to 716,000, the company announced July 11. BSkyB launched its Sky Broadband offerings […]