- BUSINESS — Global Satellite USA, a provider of satellite equipment for the marine, military, government, disaster recovery and broadcasting industries, is delighted to announce its GSA/FAS contract. The contract has been awarded for general purchase commercial information technology equipment, software and services. The contract number is GS-35F-0470U and will be effective from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2013.
- BUSINESS — ORBCOMM Inc. (NASDAW: ORBC), a global satellite data comm company focused on M2M communications, has announced net additions of more than 40,000 billable subscriber communicators for the second quarter, ended June 30, 2008. This includes approximately 32,400 satellite and 8,100 terrestrial subscriber communicators. The company has a total subscriber communicator base of more than 420,000 as of June 30th, 2008.
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CONTENT + DELIVERY — MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. and Fox International Channels now have an agreement for FOXCRIME and FX to be distributed on MEASAT-operated satellite to PayTV operators across Asia Pacific, the Middle-East and Africa. Both channels would be distributed via the MEASAT-3 satellite platforms. Fox Crime is an entertainment channel entirely dedicated to crime and investigation now available in Singapore and Hong Kong. FX is an alternative, irreverent and eclectic channel, a channel with attitude appealing to a mainly modern male audience. - SPACE — Two International Space Station residents will conduct a pair of spacewalks outside the Russian segment of the complex July 10 and 15, with coverage of both planned for NASA Television. Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko will conduct the first spacewalk July 10 out of the Pirs Docking Compartment‘s airlock. As part of the inquiry into ballistic landings by the last two Soyuz return spacecraft, Volkov and Kononenko will inspect their Soyuz vehicle and remove one of the pyrotechnic bolts used to connect two of the spacecraft’s sections. They also will install a docking target for a new Russian module scheduled for launch late next summer. NASA TV coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 12:30 p.m. CDT.
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BUSINESS — SkyTrac Systems has been selected by Mountain View Helicopters of Calgary, Alberta to provide satellite communication and flight following technology. With a fleet of R22, R44, and EC 120 aircraft, Mountain View Helicopters specialize in helicopter tours, flight training, and fire suppression and is using the SkyTrac system to track the location of aircraft and analyze flights for new pilots—Kelowna, British Columbia
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