7 January 2007
Satcoms
Globecomm Systems Awarded
Contracts for Multi-Band Auto-Explorer Portable Satellite Terminals
Globecomm Systems Awarded Multiple Contracts from a
Global Multilateral Organisation Valued at Approximately US$ 2.1
Million
Skylogic Teams with ViaSat for
Satellite-Based In-Flight Communications to Business Jets
SkyVision Selects the iDirect Technologies Platform
to Deploy New Satellite Services in the EMEA Region
Space Systems/Loral Awarded Contract to Deliver
Satellite to ProtoStar
Broadcast
13 Million Satellite Radio Consumers Can't Be
Wrong!
Sirius Exceeds 6 Million
Subscribers and Achieves First Cash Flow Positive Quarter
Space Systems/Loral To Build Nimiq 5 Satellite For
Telesat Canada
Telesat to Expand Fleet
with New Digital TV Satellite
Earth Observation
Ball Aerospace Wins WorldView 2 Contract
DigitalGlobe Announces Ball Aerospace Is Building
WorldView 2 Satellite
In Record Wildfire
Season, NOAA Satellites Aid U.S. Fire Managers
Raytheon Delivers VIIRS Sensor Engineering
Development Unit
Tracking
TransCore and Telenor Satellite Services Sign
International Distribution Agreement for TransCore's GlobalWave Asset Tracking
Products
Military
Space
Northrop Grumman to Develop System Definition
Requirements for U.S. Air Force's Alternate Infrared Satellite System
ViaSat LinkWay VSATs Provide Networking for
DataPath Mobile Military Communications Systems
Black Holes
Black Hole Boldly Goes Where No
Black Hole Has Gone Before
Supernova
X-Ray Evidence Supports Possible New Class of
Supernova
Mercury
Mercury's Magnetic Field
Explained?
Saturn
Titan Has Liquid Lakes, Scientists Report in
Nature
Manned
Space
International Space Station Status Report:
SS07-01
NASA Extends Ares I Development
Contract
Technology
Draper-Developed Trajectory Manoeuvres Space
Station Without Using Propellant
Draper's
Inertial Stellar Compass Fully Operational in First Space Flight
NASA
Supports U. California-Riverside Research on Improved Solar Cells for
Spacecraft
In
Orbit
Integral Systems Awarded Contract for Taiwan's NSPO
Ground Segment
Reports
In-Stat Reports Satellite TV Uplink Industry a Key
Driver for Digital Video Program Services
Business
Stratos Expands Presence in Dubai with Move to New
Office Complex in Internet City
People
Bob Bakish Appointed President, MTV Networks
International
Com Dev Announces
Resignation of Roger Rusch From Board Of Directors
Parsons Assumes Role as NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Director
Personal Spaceflight Federation
Appoints Bretton Alexander as President
Scopus Video Networks Appoints Dr. Yaron Simler as
Chief Executive Officer
Spacehab Names
Royston as Executive Vice President
Satcoms
Globecomm Systems
Awarded Contracts for Multi-Band Auto-Explorer Portable Satellite
Terminals
(3 January 2007) Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider
of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, today announced that
the company has been awarded contracts for multi-band Auto-Explorer portable
satellite terminals from a repeat customer in the United States government
marketplace valued at US$ 3.4 million.
Globecomm Systems Awarded Multiple Contracts from a
Global Multilateral Organisation Valued at Approximately US$ 2.1
Million
(4 January 2007) Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider
of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, today announced that it
has been awarded multiple contracts from a global multilateral organisation
valued at approximately US$ 2.1 million.
Skylogic Teams with ViaSat for Satellite-Based
In-Flight Communications to Business Jets
(4 January 2007) Skylogic,
Eutelsat's broadband affiliate, has teamed with ViaSat, producer of innovative
satellite and wireless communications products, to provide in-flight
communications to business jets flying over Europe.
SkyVision Selects the iDirect Technologies Platform
to Deploy New Satellite Services in the EMEA Region
(2 January 2007)
SkyVision, a leading global provider of Internet services over satellite and
terrestrial fibre optic systems has expanded its global satellite presence
throughout the EMEA region.
Space
Systems/Loral Awarded Contract to Deliver Satellite to ProtoStar
(5
January 2007) Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space &
Communications and the world's leading provider of commercial
telecommunications satellites, today announced that it has been awarded a
contract to deliver a high-power satellite to ProtoStar Ltd. with an expected
launch in 2008.
Broadcast
13 Million Satellite Radio Consumers Can't Be
Wrong!
(3 January 2007) Delphi Corp. has just sold its 13- millionth
satellite radio receiver, setting a new milestone, Delphi officials said today
at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show.
Sirius Exceeds 6 Million Subscribers and Achieves
First Cash Flow Positive Quarter
(2 January 2007) Sirius Satellite
Radio today announced that it ended 2006 with approximately 6,024,000
subscribers, an 82% increase over the company's 2005 ending subscriber base of
3,316,560.
Space Systems/Loral To Build
Nimiq 5 Satellite For Telesat Canada
(4 January 2007) Space
Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications and the
world's leading provider of high-power commercial satellites, today announced
that it has been awarded a contract to manufacture Nimiq 5, a new high-power,
direct broadcast satellite for Telesat Canada.
Telesat to Expand Fleet with New Digital TV
Satellite
(4 January 2007) Telesat, one of the world's leading
satellite operators, has announced plans to build and launch Nimiq 5, the
latest in the Ottawa-based company's line of satellites carrying digital
television to Canadian viewers.
Earth Observation
Ball Aerospace Wins WorldView 2
Contract
(2 January 2007) Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
has been selected by DigitalGlobe, provider of the world's highest resolution
commercial satellite imagery and geospatial information products, to build
WorldView 2, its third satellite in a constellation of spacecraft that offer
the highest-resolution imagery of Earth. WorldView 2 is the fourth
remote-sensing satellite built by Ball Aerospace for Digital Globe.
DigitalGlobe Announces Ball Aerospace Is Building
WorldView 2 Satellite
(2 January 2007) DigitalGlobe, provider of the
world's highest resolution commercial satellite imagery and geospatial
information products, today announced that Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Corporation is building WorldView 2.
In
Record Wildfire Season, NOAA Satellites Aid U.S. Fire Managers
(4
January 2007) The 2006 wildfire season in the United States set an all-time
record with more than 9.8 million acres burned in more than 96,000
wildfires.
Raytheon Delivers VIIRS Sensor
Engineering Development Unit
(3 January 2007) The National Polar-
orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) achieved a major
milestone with the delivery of an advanced sensor engineering development unit
by Raytheon Company.
Tracking
TransCore and Telenor Satellite Services Sign
International Distribution Agreement for TransCore's GlobalWave Asset Tracking
Products
(3 January 2007) TransCore and Telenor Satellite Services,
a subsidiary of Telenor ASA of Norway, have signed a five-year agreement for
Telenor to serve as a distributor of TransCore's GlobalWave asset tracking
products throughout Europe.
Military Space
Northrop Grumman to Develop System Definition
Requirements for U.S. Air Force's Alternate Infrared Satellite
System
(3 January 2007) Northrop Grumman Corporation will develop
system definition requirements for the U.S. Air Force's Alternate Infrared
Satellite System (AIRSS) that would provide uninterrupted space-based early
missile detection.
ViaSat LinkWay VSATs
Provide Networking for DataPath Mobile Military Communications
Systems
(3 January 2007) ViaSat Inc. has received an additional
order from DataPath, Inc. for LinkWay satellite communications networking
equipment for mobile military communications. The value of the contract is
approximately US$ 5.2 million.
Black Holes
Black Hole Boldly Goes Where No Black Hole Has Gone
Before
(3 January 2007) Astronomers have found a black hole where
few thought they could ever exist, inside a globular star
cluster.
Supernova
X-Ray Evidence Supports Possible New Class of
Supernova
(4 January 2007) Evidence for a significant new class of
supernova has been found with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European
Space Agency's XMM-Newton.
Mercury
Mercury's Magnetic Field Explained?
(5
January 2007) Most planets have a magnetic field, like Earth, but with
different strength or structure.
Saturn
Titan Has Liquid Lakes, Scientists Report in
Nature
(4 January 2007) Scientists report definitive evidence of the
presence of lakes filled with liquid methane on Saturn's moon Titan in this
week's journal Nature cover story.
Manned Space
International Space Station Status Report:
SS07-01
(5 January 2007) New gear helped the astronauts on the
International Space Station kick off a new year as they prepared a second
oxygen-generating system, upgraded soundproofing in the living quarters and
unpacked supplies delivered just before Christmas by the space
shuttle.
NASA Extends Ares I Development
Contract
(5 January 2007) NASA has authorised a contract action
having a value of US$ 48 million with ATK Thiokol of Brigham City, Utah, to
continue design and development of the first stage for the Ares I crew launch
vehicle.
Technology
Draper-Developed Trajectory
Manoeuvres Space Station Without Using Propellant
(3 January 2007) A
new method developed by Draper Laboratory for performing large angle rotations
of the International Space Station (ISS) was flight tested successfully on
November 5.
Draper's Inertial Stellar
Compass Fully Operational in First Space Flight
(3 January 2007)
Draper Laboratory's Inertial Stellar Compass (ISC) is now fully operational on
board the TacSat-2 spacecraft, representing the first use of a MEMS gyro in a
complete spacecraft attitude determination system.
NASA Supports U. California-Riverside Research on
Improved Solar Cells for Spacecraft
(5 January 2007) Just as mileage
limits how far your car can go, the limitations of today's solar panels
restrict how far deep-space exploration craft can go before they run out of
power.
In
Orbit
Integral Systems Awarded Contract for Taiwan's NSPO
Ground Segment
(3 January 2007) Integral Systems, Inc., today
announced that it has been awarded a sole-source contract to upgrade Taiwan's
NSPO's (National Space Organisation's) existing mission operations system to
simultaneously operate the NSPO's new Argo satellite and the existing
FORMOSAT-2 and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC spacecraft.
Reports
In-Stat Reports Satellite TV Uplink Industry a Key
Driver for Digital Video Program Services
(3 January 2007) The
world-wide Satellite TV uplink industry is emerging as an important growth
driver for a wide and expanding range of digital video production equipment and
video management products, reports In-Stat.
Business
Stratos Expands Presence in Dubai with Move to New
Office Complex in Internet City
(5 January 2007) Stratos Global
Corp., a leading global communications provider, today announced it has
expanded its business operations in Dubai by relocating its office to the new
Al Shatha Tower in Internet City.
People
Bob Bakish Appointed President, MTV Networks
International
(5 January 2007) Viacom veteran Bob Bakish has been
appointed President, MTV Networks International (MTVNI), reporting to Bill
Roedy, who will retain oversight of MTVNI in addition to his global role as
Vice Chairman, MTV Networks.
Com Dev
Announces Resignation of Roger Rusch From Board Of Directors
(5
January 2007) Com Dev International Ltd. today announced that Roger Rusch has
resigned from the company's Board of Directors in order to devote more time to
his family and his consulting business.
Parsons Assumes Role as NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Director
(4 January 2007) NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida
gets new leadership today as William W. Parsons assumes the role as the
facility's ninth director, succeeding James W. Kennedy, who is retiring from
the agency.
Personal Spaceflight
Federation Appoints Bretton Alexander as President
(5 January 2007)
The Personal Spaceflight Federation (PSF), the industry association of leading
businesses and organisations working to make commercial human spaceflight a
reality, announced today that former White House space advisor Bretton
Alexander has been appointed president.
Scopus Video Networks Appoints Dr. Yaron Simler as
Chief Executive Officer
(5 January 2007) Scopus Video Networks, a
provider of digital video networking products, announces the appointment of Dr.
Yaron Simler as Chief Executive Officer.
Spacehab Names Royston as Executive Vice
President
(4 January 2007) Spacehab, Incorporated, a leading
provider of commercial space services, announced today the appointment of James
D. Royston to the position of Executive Vice President.
