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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 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...

Ericsson received a contract to enhance the switching capacity of Philippine operator Smart’s satellite-based telephony network, Smart Link, Ericsson announced April 27. Ericsson will install its Mobile Softswitch Solution at...

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...

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...

Direct-to-home satellite operator ProtoStar is among five new members of the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA). The other new members are Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Indian...

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported revenues of $264 million in the 2007 first quarter, an increase of 27 percent over revenues of $208 million in the same period in...

The U.S. Department of State rejected a proposal by GE and Citic Group to privatize Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. (AsiaSat), AsiaSat announced April 24. Due to the rejection, the...

GeoEye is partnering with the East-Dawn Group, a privately held company based in Beijing, to provide satellite imagery and value-added products in China, GeoEye announced April 25. East-Dawn has formed...

U.S. Air Force Space Command granted a five-year license to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to operate at a launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the Air Force...