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Revenue at Lockheed Martin Space Systems increased 29 percent to $2.1 billion in the 2006 second quarter, driven by growth in satellite and missile defense systems, Lockheed Martin Corp. announced […]

Apache Corp. approved Stratos Global Corp.‘s proposal to supply remote communications to more than 100 offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, Stratos announced July 25. Stratos […]

The Canadian government selected Ramtelecom Inc. to provide a satellite service network that will secure high-speed data and voice services for remote federal government offices across Canada. Ramtelecom will create […]

Rocketplane Kistler and Orbital Sciences Corp. have formed a partnership to compete in NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program and develop other applications for Rocketplane’s space transportation system. Under […]

Telenor Satellite Services unveiled its mobile satellite emergency communications response kit designed to allow emergency responders, government agencies and humanitarian relief organizations to establish essential communications during emergencies. The 28-pound […]

Spacenet Inc. hired Andreas Georghiou as its CEO effective August 1, Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced. Georghiou has more than 25 years of satellite communications experience and previously served as […]

Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) signed a new capacity deal with German-Saudi company Detasad. For a 54-megahertz transponder on the Express-AM22 satellite. Detasad, working with gateway partner Telekom Austria, will […]

France Telecom signed an agreement to sell its stake in France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications SA to investment funds managed by Apax Partners SA for 60 million euros ($76.1 million) […]

XM Satellite Radio appointed Nate Davis to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer, the company announced July 24. Davis has been a member of XM’s board […]

Iridium Satellite LLC reported revenues of $53.6 million in its 2006 second quarter, finishing the period with 159,000 subscribers around the globe, the company announced July 24. Earnings before interest, […]

Trimble acquired and tracked the signal from Europe’s Galileo test satellite using a prototype receiver that can also receive signals from the U.S. GPS and Russia’s Glonass satellite navigation systems, […]

Raytheon Co. and NASA completed data transfer and system compatibility testing for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP), the organizations announced July 24. The 12-day […]

Sarantel Group PLC dropped its revenue forecast for the company’s 2006 fiscal year after being informed by XM Satellite Radio demand for satellite radios is below expectations, Sarantel announced July […]

Mercury Computer Systems Inc. received an $8.6 million contract from an unnamed company to provide a communication platform for a commercial ground-based satellite beam- forming application, the company announced July […]

Canal Digital, the Nordic direct-to-home operator, reported slow subscriber growth in the 2006 second quarter. The platform, owned by Telenor, ended the quarter with 687,000 subscribers, an increase of just […]

By Jason Bates The Air Force failed to follow federal regulations in awarding a contract to The Boeing Co. [BA] to develop a sensor for a next-generation government weather satellite, […]

The kill vehicle divert thruster for the Multiple Kill Vehicle Payload System completed initial testing, Lockheed Martin [LMT] stated. The test series demonstrated the feasibility of using a divert and […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, has 10 launches on its manifest, according to the company. Late this year, SpaceX will use the Falcon 1 rocket in a launch for […]

Myriad launches are keeping launch pads busy, according to announcements: In mid-July, there will be a missile defense test involving the Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system. No sooner than Aug. […]

Emerging from the elation of a first-rank performance in the Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA now faces a sobering series of challenges extending over […]

NASA issued a request for information for contractors supplying pyrotechnic products to be used on the upper stage of the future Crew Launch Vehicle. Specifically, the space agency is interested […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] advanced an Army satellite communications program, the company announced. Northrop delivered an advanced and compact power amplifier for the Army capable of enabling transformation of battlefield […]

A first-stage booster motor for a Navy intermediate range ballistic missile (SLIRBM) fired successfully in a test, according to Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] and Alliant Techsystems [ATK]. The companies test […]

The Army gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] $36 million for Army Tactical Missile System unitary product improvement missiles, the company announced. First flight of the improved system is expected in January […]

Cuts to NASA aeronautics budgets are undermining critical research for the Next Generation Air Transportation (NGATS) program, an Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) leader told Congress. AIA includes as members the […]

A staged combustion liquid rocket booster engine achieved full power in a test at at the NASA Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss., Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. [GY] […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] is proposing a ground-based system to protect airliners from terrorist missiles fired near airports, the company announced. While Northrop has designed an aircraft-based anti-missile system, some […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) provided billions of dollars in funding for myriad military missile programs in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2007. That funding was part of an […]

The U.S. Air Force failed to follow federal regulations in awarding a contract to Boeing Co. to develop a sensor for a next-generation government weather satellite, according to an audit […]