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The United States has lost its position as the supreme nation in space penetration and exploration, and is about to lose even the basic capability to venture into space, NASA […]

Adding to a string of missile-defense wins, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system successfully intercepted a target missile, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. […]

Recent solar activity has proven a previously unrealized weakness of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, scientists warned last week during the first Space Weather Enterprise Forum, held in Washington, D.C.. […]

ATK Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will acquire Swales Aerospace, ATK announced April 3. Swales, based in Beltsville, Md., provides satellite components and subsystems, small spacecraft, and engineering services to NASA, the […]

Pending a meeting of the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB), the launch provider is anticipating its return to flight in October, Sea Launch said April 3. The mission […]

The continued flow of rhetoric between the interested parties concerning the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio has seemed itself to provide enough content for a […]

AsiaSat no longer is part of the SES Global family, but while new owners are onboard, many of the company’s operational challenges will remain the same. The operator announced that […]

While American professional sports are concerning themselves with performance-enhancers of a different sort, the Australian Football League (AFL) is hoping to expand its use of personal GPS devices to track […]

Optus, the Australian telco owned by Singapore Telecom, already has 25 percent of the capacity sold on its D3 satellite. Optus announced April 3 it will invest in a new […]

NASA chose a unit of United Technologies Corp. [UTX] for an $80 million total value contract to work on the space shuttle program and a segment of the next-generation Constellation […]

NASA awarded Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC] a $30.4 million contract extension for work at Johnson Space Center, and options may bolster that to $55.4 million, adding to what may total […]

The United States and its allies may simultaneously face ballistic missile threats from major nations such as China and Russia, and from rogue nations such as Iran and North Korea, […]

Some Ground-based Missile Defense system interceptor silos were flooded during heavy Alaska rains last June, damaging about 25 percent of interceptor missile launch capacity that will mean a multi-million dollar […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] delivered the 513th Minuteman III Guidance Replacement Program (GRP) Missile Guidance Set (MGS) to the Air Force, marking five years of consecutive on-time deliveries, the company […]

The United States needs conventional-weapon ballistic missiles — the prompt global strike weapon — to respond to threats swiftly, including such crises as an enemy attacking U.S. space assets, a […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] announced top members of its team bidding for the upper stage for the Ares I crew launch vehicle contract. Ares I in the middle of the […]

Repairs are continuing on the hail-damaged Space Shuttle Atlantis external fuel tank, with some parts of the tank in good shape while others still are being evaluated for repairs, according […]

The United States urgently requires continued stout backing for a multi-layered ballistic missile defense (BMD) shield, Lt. Gen, Henry “Trey” Obering III, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director, said. “Now […]

The U.S. Air Force is weighing how to defend U.S. space assets against anti-satellite weapon attacks, and wishes to discuss that with Congress, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne told sister […]

Intelsat Intelsat Ltd. reported revenues of $1.7 billion in 2006 but posted a loss of $368.7 million, the satellite operator announced March 30. In 2005, Intelsat lost $325.3 million on […]

With the flagship Galileo program facing difficulties, and key programs such as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) also facing milestones, it looks to be another challenging year for, […]

In cooperation with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), NASA and the Medallion Foundation, DigitalGlobe, a commercial high-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial information provider, is launching a new […]

Yet another audial consumer offering is being made available to American listeners as Slacker Inc. prepares to roll out its line of "Personal Radio," enabling U.S. consumers to customize and […]

SISLink, which recently signed a deal to supply ITV Sport with satellite facilities for its Formula 1 race coverage over the next four years, hopes the deal will be a […]

Ascent Media Network Services Names Managing Director For Singapore Ascent Media Network Services has appointed Wee Way Kiat managing director of its Asian business, the company announced. Wee, who will […]

AAE Systems Awarded Disaster Response Vehicular Communications System Contract AAE Systems Inc. (AAE) has won a contract to deliver up to 30 disaster response vehicles to a customer in the […]

C-COM Announces New Service C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has introduced a new class of satellite-based Internet service for its commercial/enterprise clients, the company announced. The service offers broadband airtime with […]

Comtech, Thrane & Thrane To Develop BGAN-Based Mobile System For Pentagon Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. has signed a joint technology development agreement with Thrane & Thrane A/S to develop next-generation […]

Integral Systems built its business and reputation providing satellite control software for commercial operators. But after becoming the dominant provider in that market, Integral has to move to new areas […]