Author: Staff Writer

The merger task force of the European Commission has finally approved the creation of Astrium, initially in the form of a merger of the space activities of Matra Marconi Space...

With probable causes already streaming in from international assessment teams regarding the March 12 launch failure of The Boeing Co. [BA]-led Sea Launch consortium, the company began assembling the umbrella...

Denver-based Space Imaging signed an agreement to acquire Pacific Meridian Resources, of Emeryville, Calif., enabling Space Imaging to significantly expand visual Earth information products and to increase Pacific Meridian’s product...

Engineers at Lockheed Martin Corp. Space Systems [LMT], Boeing Co. [BA] launch managers and NASA officials were all smiles March 25 when the latest satellite for NASA lifted off from...

SpaceDev [SPDVE] and Wireless Future Inc. announced March 28 that they jointly will develop and market a next-generation, miniaturized, low-cost STDN- compatible transponder (the MST-21), for use on government and...

The U.S. Navy awarded Harris Corp. [HRS] a five-year contract that will provide the Multi-Band Shipboard Satellite Communications Terminal System for the Navy’s Arleigh Burke DDG-51 class destroyers. Naval officials...

As the DARS segment of the satellite industry strengthens and pushes forward, financial analysts continue to gain confidence in the sector. “We believe many of XM Radio’s execution risk factors...

Globalstar L.P.’s [GSTRF] revenues this year probably will not be so important for the company’s solvency but will be important for investor and industry perceptions, especially with the final nail...

Stratos Global Corp. [SGB] has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Datacom Inc. for $65 million. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other undisclosed...

Skybridge LP has received a license in France to deploy its 80 low-Earth-orbiting (LEO) satellite constellation with associated ground segment to provide broadband Internet access and other multimedia services. The...