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[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] Spacenet Inc.’s advanced satellite services have been deployed as part of an emergency response network for the Missouri Hospital Association and the Missouri Department of Transportation, […]

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] SkyPort Global Communications signed an agreement to provide satellite bandwidth to Sabine Rig Communications’ oil and gas drilling clients, SkyPort announced May 7.     SkyPort will […]

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] DirecTV Group Inc. reported a 17 percent increase in revenues and a 17 percent increase in operating profit for the first quarter of 2008, the company […]

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] Hughes Network Systems Inc. reported a 6 percent increase in total revenue for the first quarter of 2008 to $237.2 million, the company announced May 7. […]

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] MultiChoice Hellas renewed its satellite capacity contract with Eutelsat Communications until 2010 and also signed a contract for a fifth transponder, Eutelsat announced May 6.     […]

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] Orbcomm Inc. has signed a $117 million contract with Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) to build 18 Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) satellites, Orbcomm announced May 7.     […]

[Satellite Today – 5-6-08] Globecomm Systems has named Jeff Winkler vice president of network services, Globecomm announced May 6.      Winkler will be responsible for the overall business management of […]

[Satellite Today – 5-6-08] Wegener Corp. is in compliance with the Nasdaq Stock Market’s minimum bid price requirement and will remain listed, the company announced May 5.     The company […]

[Satellite Today – 5-6-08] PBLSat has bought capacity on Eutelsat’s W1 satellite, PBLSat announced May 6.     “Eutelsat W1 will complement our leases on W2 and Atlantic Bird 1 as […]

[Satellite Today – 5-6-08] SES Astra has signed an agreement with Internet service provider NordNet to market SES Astra’s satellite-based two-way broadband service Astra2Connect in France, SES Astra announced May […]

[Satellite Today – 5-6-08] RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. reported a 34 percent increase in revenues in the 2008 first quarter of 2008 as well as a 14 percent increase […]

[Satellite Today – 5-6-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures posted a 6 percent increase in revenues for the first quarter of 2008, the company announced May 6.     MSV is owned primarily […]

[Satellite Today – 5-6-08] Panasonic Avionics Corp. plans to launch an Internet service for airline passengers using a system that will leverage Intelsat’s GlobalConnex Network Broadband service, Intelsat announced May […]

[Satellite Today – 5-6-08] SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from MilSpace beginning May 6.     Be sure to check out the live Blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog for updates on events […]

[Satellite Today – 5-5-08] SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from MilSpace beginning May 6.     Be sure to check out the live Blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog for updates on events […]

[Satellite Today – 5-5-08] United Launch Alliance will launch NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission aboard a Delta 2 rocket, NASA announced May 5.     Part of NASA’s […]

[Satellite Today – 5-5-08] Com Dev USA LLC has been granted regulatory approval from the Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States to acquire L-3 Communications’ passive microwave devices […]

[Satellite Today – 5-5-08] RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. completed its acquisition of the Hawley Teleport from Skynet Satellite Corp., RRSat announced May 2.     As part of the $4.3 […]

The Polar satellite that studied radiation and particles from the sun above the Earth died. In operation for a dozen years, the satellite was part of the NASA Global Geospace […]

Satellite To Provide New Missile-Launch Warning As China, Iran, North Korea, Increase Missile Capabilities The GEO-1 satellite in the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) system passed a comprehensive baseline integrated test […]

Astronauts Robert D. Cabana and Bryan D. O’Connor, along with former astronauts John E. Blaha and Loren J. Shriver, are being inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame. They will […]

Time Magazine named NASA Administrator Michael Griffin one of the 100 most influential people for his work leading the space agency toward renewed exploration missions far beyond low Earth orbit. […]

A large 12-meter (39.37-foot) antenna reflector was deployed on a satellite in orbit, according to Space Systems/Loral, a subsidiary of Loral Space and Communications [LORL], announced. Loral and ICO Global […]

Northrop Says Lockheed Joins Its Bid For GPS Work Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] recruited Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] to join a team competing for the Air Force Global Positioning System […]

The Department of Defense (DOD) needs to better coordinate which weapons systems should be used, and how they would be selected, for employment in global strike operations, including Prompt Global […]

In an ominous development, new pictures of an advanced Chinese long-range-missile-carrying submarine also show China is building a major base for its subs at Hainan Island, including underground tunnels. Those […]

Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Still On For 5:02 P.M. ET May 31, But Some Later Shuttle Launches To Be Delayed Four Or Five Weeks NASA To Launch Five Missions This […]

Following is a synopsis by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) of allegations, or "Statements," that critics have made against various ballistic missile defense programs, and the MDA response to each […]

Russian Subs Now Carry About 20 Percent Of Russian Warheads, But New Gear Might Mean That Will Rise To 30 Percent Of Nukes New Chinese Nuclear Submarine Photographed At Pier […]

Missile and missile defense programs were little mentioned during a lengthy congressional hearing where some major defense procurement programs were flailed for being over budget, under performance goals and behind […]