Kayser-Threse Wins TET-1 Contract from DLR
[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Kayser-Threde GmbH received the prime contract from the Space Agency of the German...

SES Astra TechCom Wins Vietnamese Deal
[Satellite Today 07-24-08] SES Astra TechCom won a lucrative contract to deliver a network operations center...

New COO To Guide AeroAstro
[Satellite News 07-23-08] Paul Lithgow was appointed COO of AeroAstro, a business unit of Radyne, in June...

Digital Angel Unit Receives Cospas-Sarsat Approval
[Satellite Today 07-23-08] Digital Angel’s Sarbe division received Cospas-Sarsat type approval for its...

France: ‘We Want the EU to Become a Space Power’
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 6-27-08] With France set to assume the presidency of the European Union (EU) in July, there could be major changes in European space policy in the immediate future.    ... read more 

USGS To Make 36 Years Of Landsat Data Available On Web
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 4-29-08] The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is making all archived Landsat imagery available on the Internet for free, the agency announced April 28.     By February... read more 

ESA: Europe Leads Way In Earth Observation
Mark Holmes  
[Satellite News – 4-21-08] The European Space Agency (ESA) is prepared to take the lead in Earth observation after awarding a pair of satellites for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security... read more 

GOES-R Contract On Schedule For December Award
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 3-18-08] The deadline for proposals to build the spacecraft for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R series (GOES-R) program passed March 11, with Northrop Grumman... read more 

FAA Official: Private Sector Key To Commercial Space Growth
Jessica Pearce
[12-06-07 – Satellite News] The business of space is heating up, particularly in the area commercial private human spaceflight, Patricia Grace Smith, associate administrator in the Office of Commercial... read more 

State Of U.K. Space Activities
Gerry Oberst
The United Kingdom House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has issued a review of the country’s space policy. The 158-page report, released in July, assesses the space sector and recommends... read more 

Canadian Government Rejects ATK-MDA Deal
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 4-10-08] The Canadian government has rejected the sale of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)'s satellite business to Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK), Canadian Industry... read more 

Integral Looks Into Bright Future
Jessica Pearce
Alan Baldwin President and CEO Peter Gaffney Executive Vice President for New Business and Technology [Satellite News – 2-7-08] Alan Baldwin has served as interim president and CEO of Integral Systems... read more 

The Electra-fication Of Deep Space
Peter J. Brown
A team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is using the agency’s first software-defined radio (SDR) system in deep space to communicate with spacecraft studying Mars. The system, dubbed... read more 

White House Releases Export Control Directives 
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 1-23-08]  U.S. President George W. Bush signed a package of directives to reform U.S. defense trade policies and practices, the White House announced Jan. 22.    ... read more 

Satellite Imaging Business Robust, Growing
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 1-15-08] With the announcement that the WorldView-1 imaging satellite has reached full operating capability, DigitalGlobe's capacity has been increased five fold, and the company's... read more 

NASA And The Space Channel
By Peter J. Brown
The time is right for NASA to transform its TV channel — NASA TV —- into something more international, more engaging and more likely to attract a larger audience. In effect, NASA TV should be put... read more