Government/Military

[10-10-07 – Satellite Today] ND SatCom has implemented the third batch of satellite terminals for a telemedicine project initiated by the Kazakh Ministry of Health, ND SatCom announced Dec. 10....

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Thales Alenia Space and Russia’s NPO-PM will develop a new multi-mission satellite platform based on Thales’ Spacebus 4000 technology, Thales announced Dec. 6.     The Express-4000...

[12-06-07 – Satellite News] The business of space is heating up, particularly in the area commercial private human spaceflight, Patricia Grace Smith, associate administrator in the Office of Commercial Space...

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] A prototype of the P80 rocket motor, which will power the first stage of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Vega launch vehicle, was tested Dec. 4...

[12-04-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite will provide voice and data services to government agencies in Idaho through the World Communications Center (WCC), Iridium announced Dec. 4.     WCC won...

[12-04-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman began integration and testing on the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), the company announced Dec. 3.     Integration and testing began with...

[12-3-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman was awarded a four-year, $2.9 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory develop reusable launch systems, Northrop Grumman announced Dec. 3....

[12-3-07 – Satellite Today] CVG Inc. has been awarded a $1.3 million contract by the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to provide shipboard commercial satellite communications terminals, CVG...

[12-3-07 – Satellite Today] Transformational Space Corp. has entered the second round of NASA‘s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, Transformational Space announced Nov. 29.         The program is...

The demand for satellite-based communications is not fading anytime soon, according to a pair of studies released in early November. The fixed satellite services industry recorded an 8 percent growth...