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According to International Launch Services, the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS vehicles have achieved 100 per cent mission success with a tally of 45 successful flights. The string of consecutive...

Twenty one months after its initial planned launch date, the Greek Nova digital satellite bouquet has finally obtained a licence and is now officially on air. However, Greece seems set...

Stephen Blum, president of industry analysts Tellus Venture Associates, forecasts a buoyant future for DirecTV and Echostar’s DBS services over North America. He says that DBS, despite cable’s massive penetration...

ICO Global Communications has secured a definitive agreement with Craig McCaw’s Eagle River Investments, throwing a lifeline to the MSS operator, which has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since last...

One of the lesser-known Ka-band satellite contenders may beat Hughes Spaceway and Lockheed Martin-backed Astrolink into commercial service. The outsider is iSky, formerly known as KaStar. The company was founded...

In an effort to conduct joint life sciences research in space, Spacehab Inc. [SPAB] signed a memorandum of understanding with the St. Louis, Mo.-based Monsanto Co. and the Donald Danforth...

SpaceDev Inc. [SPDV] has filed a Form 10-SB registration statement with the SEC to become a fully reporting company taking a necessary step toward advancing from the OTC Bulletin Board...

Don’t be surprised to see transactions similar to the Hughes/Boeing merger occur in the coming year. With many satellite companies struggling to maintain the bottom line, they will need strategically...

Jefferson Hofgard has been named director of international policy for The Boeing Co. [BA] Space and Communications Group in Washington, D.C. He will be responsible for coordinating export policy and...

It has been a rocky road for the satellite industry during the past few years. From the high-profile failure of PamAmSat’s [SPOT] Galaxy IV bird to the recent troubles of...