Author: Steve Schuster

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-13] Rocket motor producer ATK has completed the first U.S.-based testing of the high performance green propulsion thruster technology for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The testing...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] SES announced on May 17 its earnings had fallen during the first quarter of 2013 by 2.1 percent with a decline of €32 million.   “The impact of...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Telespazio VEGA Deutschland for the development of the ExoMars Mission Control System (MCS). The MCS will be used to monitor...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] ORBCOMM, a global provider of satellite and cellular-based Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, has announced the availability of the ORBCOMM GT 1100, a self-powered M2M asset tracking and monitoring...

Representation of the Boeing satellite that ViaSat-2 will be based on. Image credit: Boeing [Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] ViaSat announced May 16 that Boeing will build ViaSat-2, a landmark deal for...

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-13] Mobile satellite services provider Thuraya Telecommunications has launched a new mobile satellite division focused on spearheading strategic initiatives for the development and implementation of innovation in products,...

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-13] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and Eutelsat Communications have selected Astrium to build the Express-AMU1/ Eutelstat 36C satellite which will be launched in 2015 to provide...

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-13] David Willetts, U.K. Minister for Universities and Science, and Jean-Jacques Dordain, European Space Agency’s director general have unveiled the agency’s first U.K. facility. The European Centre for...

Spot Global Phone Image credit: SPOT LLC Satellite TODAY 05-15-13] SPOT LLC, a subsidiary of Globalstar has announced the release of a new SPOT Global Phone, a portable data-enabled satellite phone....

Image credit: Gogo [Satellite TODAY 05-15-13] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted in-flight connectivity provider GoGo a blanket license to operate up to 1,000 Ku-band satellite aircraft for...