Author: Mark Holmes

Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services is another U.S.-based player, along with Boeing, that would like to return to the commercial launch services market. David Markham, president of the unit, talks...

[11-01-07 – Satellite News] NDS, the conditional access and middleware vendor which generates around 80 percent of its revenues from satellite players, has signed another deal with a start-up direct-to-home...

The September failure of an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket is the latest incident that has led to a tightening of capacity in the launch services market. The Proton...

Approximately a year after becoming an independent company, International Launch Services Inc. (ILS) was in the midst of a record year in 2007 before a September Proton failure halted the...

[10-31-07 – Satellite News] SES Global is likely to order two new satellites over the next few weeks, SES Global CEO, Romain Bausch said Oct. 29 during a conference call...

Boeing, which has had a limited role in the commercial launch market for several years, could be set to make more of an impact in this area, according to Ken...

[10-30-07 – Satellite News] Finding the next generation of executives and talent is one of the key challenges facing the space industry, and the Isle of Man is set to...

Arianespace is one of the leading players in the launch services arena offering customers a variety of launch vehicles and options and also has signed a number of deals in...

Sea Launch had a rough start in 2008 with the January launch failure that destroyed the NSS-8 satellite. Since then, the company has been working hard toward a return to...

[10-26-07 – Satellite News] Inmarsat’s launch of SwiftBroadband service, capable of supporting broadband IP data at speeds up to 432kbps, is a significant milestone for the company as it looks...