Author: Staff Writer

Following pressure from subscribers, and in the light of similar launches by its terrestrial and cable rivals, BSkyB is looking to introduce Internet access via satellite in the New Year....

Chris Bulloch on how French space industry turmoil lead to the formation of Astrium and EADS On July 10 this year, shares in EADS, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space...

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon Key D – Digital A – Analogue 134 degreesE Apstar-1A D – Macau TV, from the former Portuguese colony...

ICO-Teledesic Global Ltd, the new holding company that controls Craig McCaw’s satellite assets, has announced that Greg Clarke has joined the company as chief executive officer. Clarke was CEO of...

Austrian public broadcaster ORF has delayed the launch of its marketing campaign for the digital satellite feed of its domestic TV channels ORF1 and ORF2 on Astra (19.2 degrees East)...

Bavarian media authority Bayerische Landeszentrale fur neue Medien (BLM) has licenced a range of thematic pay-TV channels for nationwide satellite transmission over a period of eight years. Fox Kids will...

Exigent International Inc. [XGNT] has been awarded a contract for software engineering services from Lockheed Martin Management Data Systems [LMT] in support of the U.S. Air Force’s Space-Based Infrared System...

The U.S. Air Force officially authorized production of the first EELV launch mission July 11, mobilizing The Boeing Co.’s [BA] Delta 4 officials into high gear. A Delta 4 Medium...

The failure of a key valve in the main engine of Japan’s H2A launcher during a combustion test recently may have been more serious than it first appeared. The malfunctioning...

A Delta 2 rocket, built by The Boeing Co. [BA] blasted off space launch complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., July 16, carrying a Global Positioning System...