29 August 2010Free ContentSpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Successfully Completes High Altitude Drop Test
(20 August 2010) SpaceX recently completed its first Dragon high altitude drop test and it was 100% successful!
Venture Capital Fund Backs Business Opportunities From Space
(23 August 2010) Two start-up companies offering a communication handset for outdoor enthusiasts and a computer game to compete live with real racing drivers, both made possible thanks to space technology, are the first to receive funds from ESA’s new Open Sky Technologies Fund.
Richest Planetary System Discovered
(24 August 2010) Astronomers using ESO’s world-leading HARPS instrument have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets, orbiting the Sun-like star HD 10180.
Controlled Re-Entry From Space - DLR Develops Custom Flight Control System For SHEFEX II
(18 August 2010) Unlike its predecessor, the experimental sharp-edged spacecraft SHEFEX II (SHarp Edge Flight EXperiment) will be actively controlled during its re-entry into the atmosphere.
Amazing New Sun Images From NJIT's Big Bear Solar Observatory
(24 August 2010) NJIT Distinguished Professor Philip R. Goode and the Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) team have achieved "first light" using a deformable mirror in what is called adaptive optics at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO).
SatcomsOrbcomm Extends Telematics Services To Caterpillar Inc
(24 August 2010) Orbcomm Inc., a global satellite data communications company focusing on two-way Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, today announced that Caterpillar Inc. has renewed its agreement with Orbcomm for satellite communication services for Product Link, their heavy equipment telematics solution.
RigNet Signs Distribution Agreement With Stratos For Mobile Satellite Services
(23 August 2010) RigNet, Inc., a leading global provider of managed communications solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry, today announced it has signed an agreement with Stratos Global to become an authorized distributor of Inmarsat and Iridium mobile satellite services (MSS) provided by Stratos.
SatMAX And McDonald Technologies Announce Strategic Alliance To Extend SatMAX Reach In Ground-Based Satellite Communications Solutions For Aircraft Manufacturers And Maintenance Providers
(23 August 2010) SatMAX Corp. and Carrollton, Texas based McDonald Technologies International, Inc. are pleased to jointly announce that they have negotiated a major strategic alliance for engineering, manufacturing and support services associated with the rapidly developing market for the SatMAX ground-based, non-line-of-sight satellite voice and data communications products to the US$ 46 billion ground-based satellite communications industry.
SatMAX Expands Its Vertical Market Strategy
(20 August 2010) SatMAX Corp., a leading global provider of wireless, non-line-of-sight satellite communications products and services to the US$ 46 billion ground-based satellite communications industry, announced today that it is expanding its aviation vertical market strategy to generate new growth opportunities related to the deployment of its successful Alpha EMS Portable satellite communications repeater.
Spacenet Awarded US$ 7.5 Million To Provide Broadband Service In Alaska And Hawaii By Rural Utility Service
(23 August 2010) Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. and a leading provider of broadband network solutions, announced that it has been awarded federal grant funding from the Rural Utility Service (RUS) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Thrane & Thrane Wins Software Upgrade Contract For Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network
(26 August 2010) Thrane & Thrane has been awarded a contract by Inmarsat for upgrading and adding new functionality to its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN).
BroadcastIntelsat Satellite Video Neighbourhoods Expand Programming Reach For HBO Latin America Group
(24 August 2010) Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, today announced that HBO Latin America Group (HBO LAG) has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract with Intelsat to increase its program distribution to viewers across Latin America.
Saudi Ministry Of Culture And Information Awards Major Contract To Newtec And First Gulf Company For Groundbreaking TV And Radio Exchange Network
(25 August 2010) Newtec and local integration company First Gulf Company are partnering to implement the next-generation television and radio exchange network of the Saudi Arabian government’s nationwide media transformation programme.
Top Of The World Satellite Channel Selects Latens CAS Solution To Secure Content And Revenues
(24 August 2010) Latens, the leading provider of software security solutions for Pay-TV across all networks, today announced that Satellite Channel Pvt. Ltd Nepal, a Pay-TV provider in the South Asia region has chosen Latens DTH software CAS for its DTH system in Nepal.
Earth ObservationGAF: RapidEye's Distributor In Germany, Austria And Switzerland
(23 August 2010) RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of five identical Earth Observation satellites, announced today that GAF AG has signed a partnership agreement with RapidEye to be its data distributor in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
General Dynamics Awarded US$ 80 Million To Upgrade And Deliver New Antennas For NOAA's GOES-R Satellite Program
(25 August 2010) General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies received an US$ 80 million contract from Harris Corporation to design, manufacture and install six new 16-meter antennas and upgrade four 9-meter satellite communications antennas.
NavigationU.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin Team Complete GPS III Design Phase Ahead Of Schedule
(23 August 2010) The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System, known as GPS III, has successfully completed the program’s Critical Design Review (CDR) phase two months ahead of the baseline schedule.
US And European Navigation Systems Combined To Improve Performance And Quality Of Services
(24 August 2010) A US/EU working group designed to enhance co-operation for the next generation GPS and Galileo has recently completed an assessment of the global, combined performance for GPS Space –Based Augmentation System (SBAS) receivers using the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and the GPS Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) supporting safety –of-life applications.
TrackingISS Ship-Tracker Operating Alongside Norwegian Satellite
(26 August 2010) Nearing the end of its third month of continuous operation, the International Space Station’s ship-tracking experiment has experienced a marked increase in data quality.
Military SpaceBoeing Awarded Follow-On Contract For US Air Force Wideband Global SATCOM Program
(23 August 2010) Boeing announced today that the U.S. Air Force has authorized US$ 182 million for Boeing to begin work on the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, which is being procured under the new WGS Block II follow-on contract.
Boeing To Build Additional Military Hosted Payload For Intelsat Satellite Series
(24 August 2010) Boeing today announced it has received a contract from Intelsat S.A. to provide a second ultra-high frequency (UHF) hosted payload on another of the four commercial communications satellites that Intelsat ordered from Boeing last year.
First Successful Corona Remote Sensing Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Marks 50 Year Anniversary
(25 August 2010) Lockheed Martin today congratulated the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) on the 50-year anniversary of the first Corona photo reconnaissance satellite image from space, which ushered in new space-based capabilities for the nation.
General Dynamics' Warrior Antenna Terminals Certified To Operate On Wideband Global SATCOM Network
(26 August 2010) Two General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies' Warrior antenna terminals are now certified by the U.S. Army to use the Ka-band frequency to access the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) network, enabling warfighters to transmit and receive video, multimedia imagery and data faster and more securely.
L-3 GCS Awarded US$ 170 Million Contract From U.S. Special Operations Command
(26 August 2010) L-3 Communications announced today that its GCS subsidiary (L-3 GCS) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for its Panther Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) manpack satellite communications systems and associated equipment.
New Army Communications Facility Prototype Completed By NAVFAC Hawaii
(17 August 2010) Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii completed final building inspections August 11 for the U.S. Army, 53rd Signal Battalion’s new 28,244 square-foot Wideband Satellite Communication Operations Center (WSOC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Wahiawa Annex.
System F6 To Exploit Benefits Of Democratization Of Innovation
(17 August 2010) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is re-focusing its System F6 (Future, Fast, Flexible, Fractionated, Free-Flying Spacecraft United by Information Exchange) fractionated spacecraft demonstrator program to emphasize development of an open and ubiquitous space architecture and an associated set of open standards.
AstrophysicsAlpha Magnetic Spectrometer Arrives At Launch Site
(26 August 2010) One of the most complex space scientific instruments ever built, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, escorted by astronauts who will fly with it on the Space Shuttle in February 2011.
AMS Experiment Takes Off For Kennedy Space Center
(18 August 2010) The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), an experiment that will search for antimatter and dark matter in space, leaves CERN1 next Tuesday on the next leg of its journey to the International Space Station.
Fermi Detects Gamma-rays From Exploding Nova
(23 August 2010) Using the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope satellite, astronomers have detected gamma rays from a nova for the first time, a finding that surprises both observers and theorists.
AstronomyElectro Optic Systems Holdings Limited Achieves Key Milestone In New Mexico Telescope Project
(23 August 2010) Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited has completed a key phase of a major telescope project for the New Mexico Institute for Mining and Technology ("NMT").
StarsDistant Star’s Sound Waves Reveal Cycle Similar To The Sun’s
(26 August 2010) In a bid to unlock longstanding mysteries of the Sun, including the impacts on Earth of its 11-year cycle, an international team of scientists has successfully probed a distant star.
Black HolesWhen Galaxies Collide: How The First Super-Massive Black Holes Were Born
(25 August 2010) Astronomers believe they have discovered the origin of our universe’s first super-massive black holes, which formed some 13 billion years ago.
SunAmazing New Sun Images From NJIT's Big Bear Solar Observatory
(24 August 2010) NJIT Distinguished Professor Philip R. Goode and the Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) team have achieved "first light" using a deformable mirror in what is called adaptive optics at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO).
EarthShrinking Atmospheric Layer Linked To Low Levels of Solar Radiation
(26 August 2010) Large changes in the sun's energy output may drive unexpectedly dramatic fluctuations in Earth's outer atmosphere.
MarsTracing The Big Picture Of Mars' Atmosphere
(26 August 2010) One of the instruments on a 2016 mission to orbit Mars will provide daily maps of global, pole-to-pole, vertical distributions of the temperature, dust, water vapour and ice clouds in the Martian atmosphere.
AsteroidsSunlight Spawns Many Binary And 'Divorced' Binary Asteroids
(25 August 2010) The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is often depicted as a dull zone of dead rocks with an occasional wayward speedster smashing through on its way toward the sun.
Extra-Solar PlanetsNASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Two Planets Transiting Same Star
(26 August 2010) NASA's Kepler spacecraft has discovered the first confirmed planetary system with more than one planet crossing in front of, or transiting, the same star.
Pulverized Planet Dust May Lie Around Double Stars
(23 August 2010) Tight double-star systems might not be the best places for life to spring up, according to a new study using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Richest Planetary System Discovered
(24 August 2010) Astronomers using ESO’s world-leading HARPS instrument have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets, orbiting the Sun-like star HD 10180.
Manned SpaceK-State Researchers Explore Physiological Effects Of Space Travel With NASA Grant
(23 August 2010) The final frontier may be no further than Manhattan, Kan., as a team of Kansas State University researchers launches a project funded by a US$ 1.2 million grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Successfully Completes High Altitude Drop Test
(20 August 2010) SpaceX recently completed its first Dragon high altitude drop test and it was 100% successful!
TechnologyControlled Re-Entry From Space - DLR Develops Custom Flight Control System For SHEFEX II
(18 August 2010) Unlike its predecessor, the experimental sharp-edged spacecraft SHEFEX II (SHarp Edge Flight EXperiment) will be actively controlled during its re-entry into the atmosphere.
Ten Years Flying In Formation: The Legendary Cluster Quartet
(27 August 2010) Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the start of formation flying for the four satellites of ESA's Cluster quartet, one of the most successful scientific missions ever launched.
Technology TransferSelf-Cleaning Technology From Mars Can Keep Terrestrial Solar Panels Dust-Free
(19 August 2010) Find dusting those tables and dressers a chore or a bore?
Venture Capital Fund Backs Business Opportunities From Space
(23 August 2010) Two start-up companies offering a communication handset for outdoor enthusiasts and a computer game to compete live with real racing drivers, both made possible thanks to space technology, are the first to receive funds from ESA’s new Open Sky Technologies Fund.
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Products and ServicesLaunch Of Thrane & Thrane's AVIATOR 200 SwiftBroadband System Revolutionizes Communications For Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(24 August 2010) Leading satellite communications equipment manufacturer Thrane & Thrane kicks-off a revolution in airborne communications for the unmanned aircraft market during this year’s AUVSI exhibition with the introduction of AVIATOR 200.
Thrane & Thrane AVIATOR 350 Ready To Fly With New Inmarsat SwiftBroadband X-Stream Service
(24 August 2010) Thrane & Thrane announces innovative data streaming developments for its cutting-edge AVIATOR 350 SwiftBroadband solution at this year’s AUVSI unmanned systems exhibition.
EventsLeading Satellite Industry CEOs & Top Executives To Gather In Paris For World Satellite Business Week September 6-10, 2010
(24 August 2010) Countering the prolonged economic slump affecting most of the world, top executives of the global satellite communications industry will be looking back at another year of steady growth and profits as they gather in Paris September 6-10 for World Satellite Business Week.
October Event Targets Innovation In Systems And Concurrent Engineering
(23 August 2010) As an R&D organisation, ESA flies space missions that make scientific discoveries or visit distant worlds, and fosters novel technologies to make them happen.
PeopleRRsat Announces Change Of Chief Financial Officer
(23 August 2010) RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd., a leading provider of comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, today announced the appointment of Mr. David Aber as its new Chief Financial Officer.
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