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[Satellite Today – 2-18-08] Astrium has joined forces with a pair of Spanish organizations to create an Earth observation joint venture, Astrium announced Feb. 18.     Astrium entered into a […]

[Satellite Today – 2-18-08] RRSat Global Communications Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire a teleport located in Pennsylvania, RRSat’s first U.S. acquisition, the company announced Feb. 14.     As […]

[Satellite Today – 2-18-08] SES reported a decline in net profits fall in 2007 as revenues remained flat, the company announced Feb. 18.     In 2007, SES reported net profits […]

[Satellite Today – 2-18-08] Ariane 5’s largest payload ever, the Automated Transfer Vehicle, has been integrated on the launch vehicle, Arianespace announced Feb. 18.     The spacecraft, which has a […]

[Satellite Today – 2-18-08] Orbit has received Intelsat type approval for the OrSat Ku-band maritime stabilized antenna system, Orbit announced Feb. 18.     The approval, along with the Eutelsat type […]

Beginning Feb. 25, SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from SATELLITE 2008 2007. Be sure to check out the live blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog for updates on all the happenings from […]

Griffin Repeats That NASA Must Buy Space Transit From Russia, And Expresses Concern That U.S. Will Lack Manned Space Capabilities For Half A Decade, From 2010 Shuttle Exit To New […]

Atlantis Crew Attaches European Columbus Laboratory Module To Space Station In 13-Day STS-122 Mission Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Set For March 11, Just Three Weeks After Atlantis Is To Return […]

Preparations For European BMD Proceed Ahead Of Poles, Czechs Agreeing To Host System; Obering Says Polish Comments ‘Very Positive;’ European Missile Defense Could Include Additional Mobile Radar Obering Sees ‘Tremendous […]

NASA and the United Kingdom will cooperate on lunar exploration missions, under a new agreement. The British National Space Centre and NASA will work together on programs to explore the […]

The United States should use more diplomacy with China in matters involving space, and should ease back on the U.S. stance opposing cooperation with China, according to Gregory Kulacki, with […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] will have Tata Industries Ltd of India produce an initial $500 million worth of defense-related aerospace goods in India for Boeing and its international customers, the […]

The Surface-Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) program lacks effective evaluation yardsticks because the Army has relied on a plan provided by Raytheon Co. [RTN] instead of following more […]

Raytheon Gains $1 Billion Contract for SM-3 Interceptor Missiles The Missile Defense Agency gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $1 billion contract change for Standard Missile-3 interceptors. Under the contract, Raytheon […]

Pakistan Fires Nuclear-Capable Short Range Missile Pakistan launched a short-range nuclear-capable missile, during military exercises. The nuclear-power nation has had the bomb since before India detonated a nuclear device and […]

NASA Offers Scholarships To Lure Students Into Aeronautics The Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in NASA is offering students scholarships in hopes of luring them into studying aeronautics and other fields. […]

Another 20 Percent Of Reviews May Take Longer; 540 Days Taken On One Case Sluggish Reviews Harm National Security, Cause Short Staffing; Employers Raid Each Other’s Shops For Workers With […]

NASA chose 19 science teams to conduct yearlong studies of new concepts for its next generation of major observatories. The teams will advise NASA as it makes decisions about how […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] signed an associate contractor’s agreement (ACA) with five other aerospace companies to work together on the Ares I upper stage. That agreement will save NASA time […]

[Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. increased fourth quarter revenue by 36 percent, and reported a 35 percent increase for the year, the company announced Feb. 14.     Revenues […]

[Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Abertis, the Spanish infrastructure company, has taken a step closer to strengthening its position in the European satellite industry. The company said Feb. 15 that the […]

[Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Arqiva has stepped up its plans in the High Definition (HD) arena. Its satellite media solutions division has installed a new HD ready television playout suite, […]

[Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Viasat Broadcasting has seen its satellite pay-TV subscriber base fall in the Nordic region. This was one of the highlights of its full year and fourth […]

[Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Information technology testing organization Allion will use TeleCommunication Systems Inc.‘s Xypoint Secure User Plane for Location (SUPL) server to deliver Location-Based Services to Asia-Pacific customers, TCS […]

[Satellite Today – 2-15-08] Beginning Feb. 25, SatelliteTODAY.com will feature the latest news from SATELLITE 2008.     Be sure to check out the live blog at www.SatelliteTODAY.com/blog for updates on […]

[Satellite Today – 2-14-08] Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. has received the first contract for capacity on its Africasat-1 satellite, the company announced Feb. 14.     SkyVision Global Networks LLC […]

[Satellite Today – 2-14-08] Com Dev USA LLC will acquire the passive microwave devices product line of L-3 Communications Electron Technologies Inc. from L-3 Communications for $12.2 million, Com Dev […]

[Satellite Today – 2-14-08] Eutelsat‘s strong performance in the video services arena helped the operator post a revenue increase in the second half of 2007, Eutelsat announced Feb. 14. Eutelsat […]

[Satellite Today – 2-14-08] Boeing Launch Services and Lockheed Martin Space Systems have been awarded contract modification by the U.S. Air Force to upgrade launch facilities, the U.S. Department of […]

[Satellite Today – 2-14-08] Premiere closed 2007 with more than 3.6 million pay-TV subscribers, adding more than 240,000 subscribers, the company announced Feb. 14.     Revenues fell from 1.1 billion […]