Author: Staff Writer

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. said it is developing a global information gateway that will carry voice, video conferencing, Internet connectivity and broadband data services to aircraft in flight over...

Space Systems/Loral, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [LOR] has signed an agreement with Sea Launch to launch the Telstar 8 satellite in 2002. The rocket will lift the...

The U.S. Army’s Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) has asked contractors for ideas on the feasibility of producing a 2-1/2-inch-diameter, dual-frequency GPS antenna that can be worn on an infantryman’s shoulder. The...

NASA has selected 110 research proposals form 97 firms in 27 states for negotiation of phase-2 contract awards for its Small Business Innovative Research program. The total value of the...

Eastman Kodak Co. [EK] appointed Michael Whaley as the company’s new chief operations officer and vice president, commercial and government systems. Under his new position, Whaley will have the responsibility...

Space Imaging may be facing a significant battle as the company fuels the possible loss of its European distributor. According to industry sources, the Colorado-based satellite imagery company is in...

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s [SIRI] Sirius 2 satellite successfully was launched Sept. 5 aboard a Proton rocket, achieved successful separation about two and a half hours after liftoff and had...

By Clayton Mowry So much has been written in this magazine and other trade publications regarding the impact of U.S. export control laws on the satellite industry that you’d think...

By Gerry Oberst It used to be that law enforcement officials had a relatively obvious way to ensure legal access to satellite communications–get a court order to wire tap a...

By James Careless Satellites continue to represent a critical component of any TV broadcasters’ business. For instance, it’s satellites that truly make ABC-TV a network. That’s because “we distribute all...