Government/Military

[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] DRS Technologies Inc. received a contract from the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) to provide communications services for deployed military personnel, the company announced Aug. 29. Under the $50 million contract, DRS will provide a satellite-based internet-broadband and Voice Over Internet Protocol network for use by...

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] Geosemble Technologies Inc. won a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a system that will link online data with satellite imagery, Geosemble announced Aug. 29. Geosemble will apply its TILES  (Text-to-Image Linking and Embedding System) technology, which links online text and data sources with imagery,...

[8-28-07 – Satellite News Today] A series of power system problems has led the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to officially shut down Aug. 10 its longest serving polar-orbiting satellite, NOAA-12, the agency announced. NOAA operates two polar-orbiting environmental satellites, which monitor changes in the atmosphere and ocean temperatures. NOAA-12 was a third-generation...

[8-28-07 – Satellite News Today] Boeing Co. has been awarded a NASA contract to produce the upper stage of the Ares 1 crew launch vehicle, the agency announced Aug. 28. The two-stage Ares 1 will transport the Orion crew exploration vehicle to low Earth orbit. Under the initial phase of a contract valued at $514.7...

[8-28-07 – Satellite News Today] Symmetricom Inc’s latest-generation XLi SAASM time and frequency receiver has been granted security approval by the U.S. Air Force, the company announced Aug. 28. Initially security approved for use in 2005, the latest version of the receiver includes a ground-based GPS receiver application module (GB-GRAM) SAASM receiver. The Joint Chiefs...

[8-28-07 – Satellite News Today] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. received a $1.5 million order to supply satellite modems to an unnamed government agency, the company announced Aug. 28. The Comtech EF Data CDM-600L and CDM-710 modems are designed to improve bandwidth efficiency and will support the satellite-based communications infrastructure of the agency. The CDM-600L features forward...

[8-27-07 – Satellite Today] SpaceDev has been awarded a contract to build a prototype lunar landing vehicle for the International Lunar Observatory Association, the company announced Aug. 23. The spacecraft will conduct optical and radio astronomy from the surface of the moon as well as potentially engaging in commercial activities such as photography, communications and...

[8-27-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing and Lockheed Martin have submitted their proposals for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 3 program, the companies announced Aug. 27. The contract is scheduled to be awarded by the Global Positioning Systems Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., before the end of the year. ...

[8-27-07 – Satellite Today] Spacehab Inc.‘s Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary received a contract to provide payload processing services for NASA‘s Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 mission, Spacehab announced Aug. 27. This is the first task order for Spacehab under a $35 million contract NASA awarded the company in June to provide payload processing services for expendable...

[8-27-07 – Satellite Today] DataPath Inc. was awarded a contract to provide field services to the U.S. Central Command hubs in Southwest Asia, the company announced Aug. 27. DataPath will deploy 32 Ku-band terminals, and 69 DataPath field service representatives will provide operations and maintenance services for an initial six-month base period. The contract, awarded...