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NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Phase 1 Demonstrations Request for Proposal (RFP), based on the Advanced Research and Conventional Technology Utilizations Spacecraft (ARCTUS) design, has been responded to by SPACEHAB, Inc. And with affiliates the likes of Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance, Cimarron and Odyssey Space Research, a commercial cargo trasnportaion capability is being developed.
Read MoreAnother firm entering the second-round competition for NASA funding for an Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo transportation service is Transformational Space Corporation (t/Space). $
Read MoreCOM DEV International Ltd. [TSX: CDV] has announced the company has received a contract to provide advanced payload electronics for a major commercial satellite constellation.
Read MorePlanetSpace has submitted a response to NASA’s recent COTS (Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Phase 1 Demonstrations) RFP. The company will work closely with Lockheed martin Space Systems Company, ATK, and the Bank of Montreal (as their financial advisor) to complete their proposal for NASA.
Read MoreA new $24 million contract has been received by AAE Systems, Inc., to provide a turnkey communications system in the Middle East. AAE Systems is a satellite equipment manufacturer and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) systems solutions provider.
Read MoreThales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Hispasat, a Spanish telecommunication satellite service provider, to design, manufacture, integrate and test an Interactive Multimedia Communication AMERHIS-2 Repeater to be embarked onboard the Amazonas-2 communication satellite. This is the second Thales Alenia Space multimedia repeater embarked onboard a Hispasat satellite.
Read MoreAAE Systems, Inc. (AAE) is a satellite equipment manufacturer and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) system solutions provider and they have now been contracted to provide a turnkey communications system in the Middle East.
Read MoreThe conclusion of a five-year contract between Eutelsat Communications [Euronext Paris:ETL] and Entertainment Highway Ltd. (EHL) has resulted in one high-power Ku-band transponder connected to a high-power spotbeam that Eutelsat has focused over Nigeria via their W4 satellite.
Read MoreOrbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] and their Transportation Management Systems (TMS) division have been awarded a $15 million contract with the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) of Rochester, New York. The company will develop an integrated public transit fleet management system for more than 300 vehicles.
Read MoreCommunications & Power Industries, Inc. (CPI) has received an initial award for satellite communications (satcom) amplifiers to support the General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies specialized satcom earth terminals. This will be for Increment One of the U.S. Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program (see Editor’s Note below for more info on this program).
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