ORBITS: News Briefs…
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Read MoreContracts & Commercial Deals
Mugu Management Goes To Rome
NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK: August 22, 2007—Satnews Daily—the U.S. Navy has awarded a contract valued at $33 million to Rome Research Corporation (RRC). The contract is for the operation and maintenance of the communications satellite system for the Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC) located at Point Mugu, California.
Read MoreA World Of Ocean, Thanks To Thrane & Thrane
August 16, 2007—Satnews Daily—A DKK 20 million contract has been awarded to Thrane & Thrane by Inmarsat to supply and install two Radio Network Controller stations in Hawaii.
Read MoreFirst Stage Development Contract For ATK
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: August 14, 2007—A $1.8 billion contract has been received by Alliant Techsystems (ATK) from NASA for the design, development, test and evaluation (DDT&E) of the first stage of the agency’s nextgen human space flight vehicle, the Ares I.
Read MoreEnterprise Terminal Modernization Program at Harris
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA: August 13, 2007 — Satnews Daily — The competition for a potential 15-year, $600 million U.S. Army Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program is heating up, and Harris Corporation is definitely planning on being in the picture.
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