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NASA has selected Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, Md., for the Laboratory for Atmospheres Scientific and Technical Support Services contract. The award is a five-year cost-plus award fee, indefinite […]

Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp., Redondo Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $16.6 million cost plus award fee contract modification to provide for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental […]

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, Mass., is being awarded a $26.9 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide repair and recertification of MK-6 guidance systems, including pendulous integrating gyroscopic accelerometers, inertial […]

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $29.5 million cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-03-C-5330) to provide engineering and technical services in support of the Standard Missile-2 Guided […]

Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solution, Santa Maria, Calif., has been awarded a $408 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. This contract is basic ordering period for four years and ten […]

The Missile Defense Agency is awarding the Raytheon Co., of Woburn, Mass., a cost-plus-award-fee letter contract. This contract is to upgrade the early warning radar at Thule Air Base, Greenland. […]

BY KEITH STEIN The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space Vehicles Directorate (VS), announced last week they are ready to accept detailed cost and technical proposals for a Flight Demonstration […]

BY RICHARD MULLEN The lack of a "viable strategic plan" at the Pentagon for developing and acquiring unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has resulted in a wide range of problems in […]

If a large asteroid such as the recently identified 2004 VD17 – about 500 meters (1,640 feet) in diameter collides with the Earth it could spell disaster for much of […]

Globalstar has awarded Alcatel Alenia Space a study contract for the design of a new satellite constellation aiming at replacing Globalstar’s first generation satellites. In the frame of this study, […]

BY KEITH STEIN A developing and growing economy in China has caught the space bug and is dedicated to a "slow" but bold space exploration program, according to the Center […]

BY KEITH STEIN A developing and growing economy in China has caught the space bug and is dedicated to a "slow" but bold space exploration program, according to the Center […]

An international team of scientists are working at a rapid pace to study environmental conditions behind the fast-acting and widespread coral bleaching plaguing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Data from NASA […]

Thales agreed to acquire Alcatel‘s 67 percent stake in satellite manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space, the companies announced April 5. Thales will issue 26.7 million shares of stock to Alcatel and […]

As of January, 6.7 million homes in France received channels from Eutelsat Communications‘ Hot Bird neighborhood, the company announced April 6. The findings are included in Eutelsat’s 2006 Survey on […]

Eumetsat, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, has declared the first operational meteorological satellite of the EPS mission, MetOp, ready for shipment to the Baikonour Cosmodrome in […]

Discovery Communications announced April 6 plans to launch Discovery Mobile, a 24-hour mobile programming network featuring original content. Discovery Mobile will be targeted to a younger demographic, ages 15-39, the […]

NASA has awarded a subcontract to Northrop Grumman Space Technology in Redondo Beach, Calif., to develop an ultra-cold mechanical helium cryocooler for an instrument aboard the James Webb Space Telescope. […]

The Israeli Earth Remote Observation Satellite (EROS) B remote sensing satellite has been delivered to Svobodny cosmodrome in Russia in advance of its scheduled April 25 launch, Itar-Tass reported. A […]

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications has signed on as the first sales associate to offer the Connexion by Boeing maritime high-speed connectivity service to the commercial shipping industry, Boeing announced […]

SES Astra signed a deal with French pay-TV group Canal+, which will see the group use a transponder at 19.2 degrees East to broadcast high-definition (HD) content, SES announced April […]

Modulus Video Inc. announced April 6 that recent orders for its MPEG-4 AVC standard definition and high definition video encoding systems have exceeded $10 million. Included in this recent orders […]

Satlynx S.A. extended its geographical coverage beyond Europe with the introduction of a new service platform, the company announced. The Satlynx 9000, along with space segment capacity from RSCC, will […]

XCOR Aerospace announced April 6 the successful testing of its new thermoplastic fluoropolymer composite material. NASA‘s White Sands Test Facility located in southwest New Mexico conducted ignition and oxygen compatibility […]

Thales agreed to acquire Alcatel‘s 67 percent stake in satellite manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space, the companies announced April 5. Thales will issue 26.7 million shares of stock to Alcatel and […]

Nera will sell its DVB-RCS business to STM Group USA for about $2.5 million, Nera announced April 3. The transfer includes the Nera Satlink series and all intellectual property rights […]

Robert Peckham has been named interim president and general manager of the Sea Launch Company LLC, effective March 30. Peckham has served as vice president of sales and marketing for […]

Caprock Communications announced April 4 that it appointed Tore Hilde vice president of European operations. In addition to expanding Caprock’s European presence, Hilde will be in charge of launching a […]

Telenor Satellite Services and Addvalue Technologies Ltd. unveiled their first offering under a previously announced strategic partnership. The companies will bundle Addvalue’s Sabre 1 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminal […]

The European Space Agency (ESA)’s awarded three study contracts under Phase A of its Near-Earth Object (NEO) deflecting mission dubbed Don Quijote. Although the risk of a large asteroid colliding […]