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Hughes Network Systems’ HughesNet Managed Network Services is available in Europe, the company announced July 17. The suite of virtual private network solutions for multi-site enterprise networks offers customers a...

An unexpectedly strong performance in the United States will lead to higher profits for set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology, the company announced July 17. Profit before tax for the...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will design a robotic chassis for a planned European Space Agency mission to Mars, the company announced July 17. Under a contract from EADS...

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. will develop the camera for NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission, the company announced July 16. Ball will manufacture the Operational Land Imager instrument, which will...

iDirect Technologies will supply the platform for Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global maritime service, iDirect announced July 16. The service, unveiled by Intelsat in June, is part of the operator’s GlobalConnex...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is accepting comments until Aug. 13 on its rule that would prohibit the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the agency...

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. received a $1.2 billion contract from NASA to develop the upper stage engine for the Ares 1 and Ares 5 launch vehicles, the agency announced...

John Pippin, founder of EMS Technologies Inc., died July 13, the company announced. Pippin founded the company in 1968 as Electromagnetic Sciences Inc. and retired as chairman in 1998. Prior...

Spacenet Inc.’s Connexstar VSAT services have been deployed as part of an emergency response network by the State of Louisiana, Spacenet announced July 16. The network, deployed and managed by...

Norsat International Inc. has been granted a U.S. patent for its GlobeTrekker portable satellite communications unit, the company announced July 16. The patent, “Portable High-speed and Broadcast-quality Video Terminal for...