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ESA opens its doors in UK
May 15, 2013 (ESA)
David Willetts, UK Minister for Universities and Science, and Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, have unveiled the Agency's first UK facility: ECSAT, t...
Boeing to Build Four More Intelsat EpicNG 702MP Satellites
May 13, 2013 (SPX)
Boeing will build four more 702MP satellites for Intelsat S.A., furthering its role as the initial manufacturer of Intelsat's new high-performance satellite fle...
SES-6 Launch Campaign Kicked-Off At Baikonur Cosmodrome
May 10, 2013 (SPX)
SES S.A. reports that the SES-6 satellite has safely arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft is now being processed for launch on board...
First Astrium Eurostar satellite sets in-orbit longevity record
May 08, 2013 (SPX)
The first Eurostar satellite, Inmarsat-2 F1, designed and built by Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, was retired from operational service this...
Astrium-built SES-6 satellite shipped to launch site
May 08, 2013 (SPX)
SES-6 satellite, designed and manufactured for satellite operator SES by Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, has begun its journey to space. It ...
Pay-TV giant BSkyB reports 7% increase in net profits
May 02, 2013 (AFP)
British pay-TV firm BSkyB said Thursday that net profits rose seven percent in the first nine months of the group's financial year on the back of rising subscri...
California-based private space companies to avoid property taxes
Apr 30, 2013 (UPI)
California may boast some of the highest taxes in the Union, but if you're in the movie industry or the private space business, there are few better places to c...
SES to pioneer first Ultra HD transmission in new standard at SES Industry Days
Apr 23, 2013 (SPX)
SES together with its partners Harmonic and Broadcom have pioneered the first Ultra HD transmission in the new HEVC standard live from an ASTRA satellite at 19....
Job creation and growth with space
Apr 23, 2013 (ESA)
Ireland is setting an example for how space technologies can contribute to economic growth and recovery through the maritime sector. Over 100 European specialis...
Telesat Successfully Launches Anik G1 Satellite
Apr 17, 2013 (SPX)
Telesat, a leading global fixed satellite services operator, reports that an ILS Proton rocket has launched Telesat's powerful Anik G1 satellite. Anik G1 will b...
Intelsat plans scaled-back IPO in New York
Apr 02, 2013 (AFP)
Satellite operator Intelsat Global Holdings revived Tuesday its plan for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, aiming to raise up to $710 m...
SES Increases Reach To 276 Million TV Homes Worldwide
Mar 25, 2013 (SPX)
SES reports it has further increased its reach in 2012, driven by strong gains, especially in India and Germany. SES now reaches 276 million TV homes worldwide,...
Arianespace to launch three satellites for Intelsat
Mar 22, 2013 (SPX)
Arianespace has announced a launch services contract with Intelsat S.A., the world's leading provider of satellite services, for the launch of three satellites ...
Boeing to Offer Inmarsat-4 Bandwidth to Commercial Customers
Mar 11, 2013 (SPX)
Responding to global demand for mobile satellite communications bandwidth, Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been certified by Inmarsat to offer commercial customers a vari...
Arianespace wins Australian broadband satellite contract
Mar 04, 2013 (AFP)
European satellite launch company Arianespace was Monday selected by Australia to send rockets into orbit to help bring broadband to the country's remote Outbac...
Five years of unique science on Columbus
Feb 15, 2013 (ESA)
Since Europe's Columbus laboratory module was attached to the International Space Station five years ago, it has offered researchers worldwide the opportunity t...
Space Sciences Committee reacts
Feb 11, 2013 (SPX)
The European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC) today released its position on the perspectives for the European Space Agency's (ESA) scientific programmes. The po...
Russia-launched satellite plunges into Pacific
Feb 01, 2013 (AFP)
A Russian rocket carrying a US telecommunications satellite plunged into the Pacific Ocean on Friday only moments after being launched from a mobile sea platfor...
Pay-TV giant BSkyB reports 10% rise in first-half profits
Jan 31, 2013 (AFP)
British pay-TV giant BSkyB said on Thursday that net profits advanced ten percent in the first half of its financial year, as the group bucked tough trading con...
2013 to be bumper year for space science: ESA
Jan 24, 2013 (AFP)
European probes this year will return a treasure trove of data from explorations into the Big Bang, water on Mars and climate change, European Space Agency (ESA...
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