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The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is playing a significant role in the current 14-day Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-120) mission, which will deliver the European Space Agency's Harmony module to the International Space Station. Boeing has worked with Thales Alenia Space in Torino, Italy, for more than 10 years to assemble and prepare the Harmony module for launch.
Read MoreApplied Satellite Technology Australia Pty Ltd, an Iridium value-added reseller, has won a major contract from the Australian Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) West Australian Fire Management Services.
Read MoreTECORE Wireless Systems has announced the commercial availability of its CoreCell CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A product line in Pico, Micro, Mini and Macro (omni directional and sectored) configurations. These integrated Radio Access Network (RAN) products deliver the latest in 3G applications and services, and support peak data rates of 3.1 Mbps on the forward link and 1.8 Mbps on the reverse link.
Read MoreFollowing their acquisition this last spring by GE, Satlynx has moved their headquarters.
Read MoreGeoEye, Inc.’s [NASDAQ:GEOY] CEO, Matthew O’Connell, has been awarded the Intelligence Achievement Award for Industry from the United States Geospatial Foundation (USGIF). Plus, the company has now contracted with ITT Corporation [NYSE:ITT] to start work on the camera for GeoEye’s next satellite, GeoEye-2.
Read MoreAriane 5’s readiness for the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer vehicle is now one step further ahead, thanks to the successful re-ignition of the upper stage engine during its most recent mission. Additionally, during the October 17th through 18th 2007 meeting in Paris, the ESA’s Space Science Advisory Committee selected the new candidates for possible future scientific missions.
Read MoreTrac-ID Systems will now be able to offer the two-way, 155 Mbps TracLink Service for the offshore market, thanks to a new Radio Link Strategic Business Agreement between them and C2SAT Communications AB.
Read MoreSES SIRIUS, a SES ASTRA company, has delivered the SIRIUS 4 satellite to the Baikonour Cosmodrome.
Read MoreFour… that’s correct, four… satellites were successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle, and Globalstar Inc. is delighted to be able to augment the earlier four satellites launched in May of this year.
Read MoreTwo new products have been added to the SkyBitz tracking and information product suites. The first is Cargo Sensor and the second is Tractor/Trailer ID.
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