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[Satellite Today 03-17-09] The U.S. subsidiary of Telecomunicaciones Bantel C.A., a satellite communications provider in Venezuela, has upgraded to the advanced Hughes HN System platform in providing Ku-band broadband services […]

[Satellite Today 03-17-09] Orbcomm reported a 34.4 percent increase in 2008 service revenues to $23.8 million, the company announced March 16.     The company also reported a 39.8 percent ($4.2 […]

[Satellite Today 03-17-09] NDS has secured a contract win with Comstar-United TeleSystems (Comstar), a subsidiary of Russian company Sistema, to supply a number of services, including content protection and a […]

[Satellite Today 03-17-09] Fujitsu Computer Products of America’s IP-9500 MPEG-4 AVC encoder now features DVB-S and DVB-S2, the company announced March 16.     Fujitsu said that the integration of DVB-S/S2 […]

[Satellite Today 03-17-09] Sea Submarine Communication (Seacom) said the cable Internet service it plans to bring to Africa will compete with satellite Internet and that satellite, the dominant Internet Service […]

[Satellite Today 03-17-09] EMS Technologies named Gary Hebb vice president of innovation and strategy and Joanne Walker general manager, the company announced March 16.     Hebb will be responsible for […]

[Satellite Today 03-17-09] The SATELLITE 2009 conference and exhibition is reporting increased attendance projections this year as well as the addition of 50 new exhibiting companies on the show floor, […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] and the Army will cooperate on processing sensor data for missile defense and space situational awareness, the company announced. They launched a joint research-and-development effort to […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] said it shipped a sensor that will study aerosols and their effects on Earth climate, the company announced. The Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor will be integrated with NASA’s […]

NASA test-fired the igniter used to start the Ares I rocket first stage motor, the agency announced. The test paves the way for the initial ground test of the Ares […]

Balanced, Steady Funding Sought For Missile Defense As President Obama is considering whether to resurrect the former White House National Space Council, a recent report recommends just such a move, […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] will buy back $50 million more of its stock, adding to an earlier $50 million repurchase, the company announced. The move comes after an Orbital Taurus […]

NASA awarded a contract worth up to $58 million for administrative support services at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The deal went to REDE/Critique NSS, Joint Venture, of New Orleans. […]

The Navy gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $106.5 million contract change to procure 280 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) unitary Air-to-Ground (AGM)-154C-1s, with a moving target/surface warfare capability. That contract also […]

Updated — March 13, 2009 – 9:45 a.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: * Mission: STS-119 Launch Vehicle: […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, conducted a full mission duration firing of its new Merlin Vacuum engine, the company announced. That test, at the SpaceX Test Facility in McGregor, […]

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is disbanding the Space Enterprise Council that it fostered more than eight years ago. No public press release announcement of the switch was made by […]

Research on the International Space Station (ISS) has discovered ways to lessen virulence of a common food poisoning disease organism, NASA announced. The organism that can cause food poisoning in […]

GREENBELT, Md. – Any changes that President Obama may make in the U.S. space program should be made swiftly, to reduce anxiety and uncertainty caused by rumors churning throughout industry, […]

GREENBELT, Md. — Even before President Obama releases his detailed federal government budget plan for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, leaders of NASA centers across the nation are […]

U.S. Intelligence Unsure Whether Iran Already Bought Nuclear Bomb From Another Nation: Witnesses U.S. Intel Experts Say Iran Wields Technological Know-How To Build Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Iran is moving in […]

President Obama said NASA suffers from "drift," adding that NASA must have "a new mission that is appropriate for the 21st century," the Orlando Sentinel reported. He also will appoint […]

NASA At 50 Isn’t Adrift; Rather, NASA Still Has Purpose, Relevance, Gerstenmaier Says He Is Asked About Obama Comment A senior NASA official last night rejected the idea that the […]

United States May Be About To Repeat Past Mistakes: Stopping A Program Just As It Is About To Prove It Works Time Is Running Out For Providing $2 Billion To […]

Fuel Line Problems Finally Yield To Probe By Experts; Shuttle Flight Is Safe With No Foam Insulation Problems Seen Discovery Set To Reenter, Land On March 28 And we have […]

[Satellite Today 03-16-09] Thales Alenia Space won a contract to build Eutelsat’s W3C satellite, Eutelsat said March 12. W3C satellite will be based on the Spacebus 4000 platform and be […]

[Satellite Today 03-16-09] Unique Broadband Systems (UBS) and Abertis Telecom have deployed a pilot network using digital video broadcasting equipment based on the DVB-SH standard, UBS announced March 12. During […]

[Satellite Today 03-16-09] Boeing and the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command/Army  Forces Strategic Command have launched a joint research and development effort to coordinate and fuse multiple types […]

[Satellite Today 03-16-09] Boeing and the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command/Army  Forces Strategic Command have launched a joint research and development effort to coordinate and fuse multiple types […]

[Satellite Today 03-16-09] Ion Media Networks has signed a multiyear distribution agreement with SES Americom to launch a suite of television networks in HD, Ion announced March 12. Ion HDTV […]