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Satellite operators and manufacturers, launch vehicle service providers, risk management and financing professionals, equipment manufacturers, satellite service providers, government regulators, users, and academics from around the world will gather at the APSCC 2008 Satellite Conference and Exhibition on September 22-25 in Jeju, Korea.
Read MoreThales Alenia Space has started construction of 16 of its Low Earth Orbit communications satellites for Jersey, Channel Islands-based O3b Networks Limited, with options for additional spacecrafts.
Read MoreViaSat (NASDAQ:VSAT) has received a $50 million contract award from Skylogic, the broadband subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications (Eutelsat Communications-Euronext Paris: ETL), for on-ground baseband infrastructure for the previously announced, high-capacity, KA-SAT Ka-band satellite system.
Read MoreGeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) has filed their restated financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for 2005, 2006, and 2007 and for the quarters ending September 30, 2007 and March 31, 2008. In addition, the Company filed its financial statements for the period ending June 30, 2008 and is now current with its financial filings.
Read MoreIf you are smart enough to register now for the ISCe Satellite Investment Symposium (ISIS) NYC on October 14, 2008 at the 3 West Club, in New York City you'll enjoy some savings.
Read MoreIt's just a week away, when Euroconsult, the international research and analyst firm that specializes in the satellite sector, conducts their 12th annual World Satellite Business Week. The conference is in Paris, France, from September 8-11, and is attended by over 400 senior executives, representing companies that generate 95 percent of commercial satellite industry revenues. This conference is the only event of its caliber that is dedicated to the satellite industry, where industry actors benchmark, network, and conduct business.
Read MoreNASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will accept scholarship applications from September 5, 2008, through January 16, 2009, for the academic year starting in fall 2009. NASA expects to award 20 undergraduate and five graduate scholarships to students in aeronautics or related fields.
Read MoreWildBlue Communications, Inc., a provider of broadband Internet over satellite service throughout rural America, today announced it has completed a $50 million equity financing to support its continued growth. The financing was led by Liberty Media [Nasdaq: LCAPA/B, LINTA/B and LMDIA/B], Intelsat, the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative and the private equity firm of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers, however, terms of the financing were not disclosed.
Read MoreAurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a contract from Orbital to build Minotaur IV Composite Structures. Aurora plans to build the composite parts in its low-cost manufacturing facilities in West Virginia, where the company can provide a combination of lean manufacturing, low labor costs, and advanced processing methods in modern facilities, resulting in an economical acquisition cost for the Minotaur IV Composite Structures.
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