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SES' Astra 2F Satellite Starts Operations

Nov 23, 2012 (SPX)

SES report that the ASTRA 2F satellite has successfully completed its in-orbit testing and is now fully operational and in commercial service at the orbital nei...

European Ministers decide to invest in space to boost Europe's competitiveness and growth

Nov 22, 2012 (ESA)

ESA has just concluded a successful two-day Council meeting at ministerial level in Naples, Italy. Ministers from ESA's 20 member states and Canada allocated 10...

Germany consolidates its position in European space

Nov 22, 2012 (SPX)

On 20 and 21 November 2012, delegates from the 20 member states of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Canada met at the 'Mostra d'Oltremare' conference centre ...

Defying money crunch, Europe sets new goals in space

Nov 21, 2012 (AFP)

Europe on Wednesday set its sights on a new rocket and a deeper involvement in the International Space Station (ISS) despite intense constraints on budgets. In ...

Mars on, Moon off at Europe space talks

Nov 21, 2012 (AFP)

A joint European-Russian plan for an unmanned mission to look for signs of life on Mars cleared a hurdle at a European Space Agency (ESA) budget meeting in Napl...

SES Launches New iPpad Application To Showcase Fleet And Coverage

Nov 18, 2012 (SPX)

SES has launched a new iPad application, showcasing the SES global fleet of 52 satellites and including over 150 footprints. Now available in the App Store, the...

Europe juggles ambitions, constraints in talks on space

Nov 18, 2012 (AFP)

Europe faces key decisions this week about its role in space, pondering plans for a new rocket and its involvement in the International Space Station at a time ...

SES-4 Supports Telespazio's Growth In Brazilian Market

Nov 18, 2012 (SPX)

SES has announced that Telespazio Brasil S.A. has signed a long-term capacity agreement to boost corporate and government networks across Brazil's heartland and...

Astrium Americas established to provide world-class space capabilities to the North American market

Nov 16, 2012 (SPX)

Astrium and EADS North America have jointly announced the creation of Astrium Americas, America's newest space company. A subsidiary of EADS North America, Astr...

Two days that decide Europe's space future: a citizen's briefing on ESA

Nov 16, 2012 (ESA)

Next week, the future course of Europe's space sector will be set as ministers of the European Space Agency's 20 Member States come together in Italy. Find out ...

Russia Launches Dual-Purpose Telecoms Satellite

Nov 15, 2012 (RIA Novosti)

Russia's Space Forces launched on Wednesday a Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with a dual-purpose Meridian-series telecoms satellite on board, spokesman Col. Alexey Z...

Russian satellite system official sacked

Nov 13, 2012 (UPI)

Russia's defense industry housecleaning continued over the weekend when satellite navigation system designer Yuri Urlichich was sacked from his job. Urlichich, ...

Lockheed Martin Board Elects Marillyn Hewson CEO and President And Member Of The Board

Nov 13, 2012 (SPX)

Lockheed Martin has announced that its board of directors asked for and received the resignation of Christopher E. Kubasik, 51, from his role as vice chairman, ...

1,000+ Satellites to be Launched in the Decade Ahead; Over One-Third Commercial

Nov 09, 2012 (SPX)

Euroconsult's newly released research report, Satellites to be Built and Launched by 2021: World Market Survey, anticipates that 1,075 satellites will be built ...

Record Uptake For SES Occasional Use Satellite Capacity During US Elections

Nov 08, 2012 (SPX)

SES S.A. has announced a record uptake of its occasional use satellite capacity during the two-day US election period of November 6 and 7. SES customers includi...

MDA completes acquisition of Space Systems Loral

Nov 05, 2012 (SPX)

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd has completed and formally closed the previously announced acquisition of Space Systems/Loral, Inc. (SS/L). The combinat...

BSkyB re-elects James Murdoch to board as profits dip

Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)

James Murdoch won re-election to the board of pay-TV giant BSkyB on Thursday, shaking off a recent attack by Britain's media watchdog over his handling of the h...

Giant tracking station readies for operation

Nov 01, 2012 (ESA)

One of the world's most sophisticated satellite tracking stations is nearing inauguration in Malargue, Argentina, 1000 km west of Buenos Aires. The new station ...

Student teams fly their theses in weightlessness

Oct 31, 2012 (ESA)

For three days last week, student teams had the opportunity to run their experiments in near-weightlessness aboard Novespace's Airbus A300 Zero-G aircraft as it...

MEASAT HD Bouquet Reaches 34 Channels

Oct 29, 2012 (SPX)

MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. ("MEASAT") has announced an agreement with Encompass Digital Media ("Encompass") for the addition of HISTORY North East Asia ...