Author: Steve Schuster

Astrium has recently signed a contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), the South Korean space agency.

Boeing reports strong second-quarter results and raises 2013 EPS guidance.

In the wake of C-COM Satellite Systems’ recent deal with Vox Telecom in South Africa, C-COM’s CEO Leslie Klein points to a new trend in the satellite industry.

Astrium Satellites and Thales Alenia Space have been declared the winners of an €800 million contract with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defense. The recent announcement names Astrium as the lead contractor for the Falcon Eye program, a UAE defense initiative responsible for managing next-generation military surveillance satellites.

Intelsat has selected Space Systems/Loral (SSL) to provide a new communications satellite to expand its coverage of the Western hemisphere.

SES announced that the East African pay-TV broadcaster Zuku TV will complete its migration on the SES fleet by the end of July 2013 and has committed to growth capacity on the new satellite.

C-COM Satellite Systems, a global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today that it has started supplying South Africa's largest independent telecommunications firm Vox Telecom with iNetVu Mobile antennas.

Boeing recently demonstrated that astronauts in its Crew Space Transportation (CST) 100 capsule will be able to safely exit the spacecraft during an emergency water landing.

As the demand for satellite cellular service has the potential to increase, companies such as Dubai-based Thuraya and U.S.-based Globalstar are already working on securing some of that demand.

Following integration of its full payload stack, the heavy-lift Ariane 5 is now complete in preparation for its July 25 launch.