Telenor Satellite Services and Verso Technologies have been selected by NASA to provide digital voice and data satellite communications equipment and service to all of NASA’s  Trans-Atlantic landing sites.

The sites are used as emergency landing locations for the Space Shuttle during launch; the companies will provide mission-critical voice communications between all ground stations during the launch process.
 
Under the terms of the two-year agreement, Telenor will supply Global Area Network satellite communications equipment for the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and all the remote sites, as well as installation assistance, system configuration and operator training sessions. Verso will provide hardware, software and support services.