Author: JJ McCoy

MDA Receives Space Station Support Contract Extension
March 29, 2007
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
March 29, 2007
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
March 29, 2007
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...
WorldSpace Revenues, Subscribers, Losses Each Mount
March 29, 2007
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
March 29, 2007
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...
China Spacecom Expects Iridium Gateway In '07
March 28, 2007
China Space Mobile Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (China Spacecom) is planning to open an Iridium gateway Earth station by the end of the year, Iridium announced March 27. Iridium Satellite...
Raytheon Earns $11.1 Million DOD Deal
March 28, 2007
[3/28/07] Raytheon Co. has earned an $11.1 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the U.S. Department of Defense announced March 27. Contracted by the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake,...