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DataPath Appoints Board Members

DataPath Inc. has named five appointments to its board of directors, the company announced April 30. Among the additions are Valerie Baldwin, a former assistant secretary and chief financial officer...

ICG Gets FAA Approval For Boeing Parts

International Communications Group received parts-manufacturer approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to produce and replace satellite communication systems on Boeing 737-700 aircraft, ICG announced April 30. Through a...

SkyPort Names Brant CEO And President

Patrick Brant has joined SkyPort Global Communications Inc. as president and CEO, the company announced April 30. Brant most recently served as CEO and president of Loral Skynet, the satellite...

Emcore To Provide Solar Panels For Mars Mission

Emcore Corp.’s Photovoltaics Division has been awarded a contract by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to manufacture solar panels for the Mars Cruise Stage spacecraft, the company announced April 27. The...

Norsat Receives Orders From Army

Norsat International Inc. has received multiple contracts from the U.S. Army for portable satellite systems and ancillary equipment, the company announced April 27. The systems will be used primarily to...

European Parliament Calls For Galileo To Move Forward

The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the interested parties to solve their disagreements and move the Galileo satellite navigation program forward, the Parliament announced April 26. "Parliament expresses...

Premiere Locks Up Austrian Soccer

German pay-TV operator Premiere has reached an agreement for the exclusive pay-TV rights to the Austrian Bundesliga until 2010, Premiere announced. Premiere offers direct-to-home services in Austria as well as...