USGS, NASA Define Roles For Landsat Continuity
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA have defined their roles on the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite, which is expected to be launched in 2011, the USGS announced March...
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MDA Receives Space Station Support Contract Extension
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) signed a contract amendment valued at $8.7 million Canadian ($7.5 million) with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to support ongoing operations of the Mobile...
Boeing Announces Teams For Ares 1 Upper Stage Bid
The Boeing team that will compete for the upper stage production contract for NASA’s Ares 1 crew launch vehicle includes Hamilton Sundstrand (a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.), Moog Inc.,...
GlobeCast Gets Internet TV Boost
GlobeCast signed a deal to distribute content from more than 60 of its WorldTV channels over an Internet TV network operated by Sivoo, GlobeCast announced March 28. GlobeCast WorldTV will...
WildBlue Enterprise Solutions Partners With Broadcast International
WildBlue Enterprise Solutions has added Broadcast International as a value-added reseller of its products and services, WildBlue announced March 28. Broadcast International provides video-powered business systems including IP and digital...
WorldSpace Revenues, Subscribers, Losses Each Mount
WorldSpace Satellite Radio lost $128.6 million in 2006 on revenues of $15.6 million, compared to losses of $79.9 million on revenues of $11.7 million in 2005, the company announced March...
OHB, ESA Sign Contract For Small Satellite Development
OHB-System AG of Germany signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a European Small Geostationary Satellite platform for telecommunication missions, the organizations announced March 28. The...
Russia Picks SSTL For Satellite Platform Equipment
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has signed an order with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise to supply satellite platform equipment and services for the Kanopus Low Earth Orbit spacecraft. The...
NASA Taps Telenor And Verso Technologies To Modernize Satellite Communications
Telenor Satellite Services and Verso Technologies have been selected by NASA to provide digital voice and data satellite communications equipment and service to all of NASA’s Trans-Atlantic landing sites. The...
MSV Chooses Nortel For Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Network Trial
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will deploy what is touted as the first integrated 4G and satellite broadband trial powered by Nortel mobile WiMax and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) technologies. The...