SPOTlight Beams Onto Space Enterprise Awardees
Last Thursday evening at the 2007 SpotBeam Awards in Los Angeles, some 300-space enterprise leaders toasted the recipients of this year’s awards.
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Northrop Grumman Cements Presence In India
India-based executives Commodore Gyanendra Sharma, managing director India, and Joe Parsley, vice-president India and South Asia, met senior customers and industry partners at a reception held today in New Delhi to mark the company's expanding presence in India and the opening of its office there.
Read MoreMoving On Up… At Boeing… And Truly Moving!
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has named Darryl Davis to the position of president, Advanced Systems, for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS).
Read MoreMoving On Up… At Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has named John R. Landon vice president of missiles, technology and space programs. In this position, Landon reports to Larry Lanzillotta, vice president of customer relations within the company's government relations organization
Read MoreTransforming Space Brings Lt. Governor To Podium For Keynote Address
California’s Lieutenant Governor, John Garamendi, will address the attendees of the Transforming Space 2007 Conference on November 8 in Los Angeles. As Chairman of California’s Commission for Economic Development (CED), Garamendi will highlight the need for California to invest in developing the workforce of the future.
Read MoreDoD Offers Pertinent Users Workshop
Only one week away is the third annual DoD Commercial SATCOM Users Workshop, which will be held at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, from November 13th through 15th.
Read MoreNSR Study Details ComSat Demand By Governments & Military
A thorough report has been released by Northern Sky Research (NSR) entitled Government and Military Demand on Commercial Satellites, 4th Edition. This study determines the net effects on demand should a pullout from Iraq and Afghanistan occur with that of new programs and initiatives outside the Pentagon and outside U.S. borders.
Read MoreAndrew Corporation Moving Out Sat Biz
Andrew Corporation has reached agreement for the sale of their Satellite Communications business to Resilience Capital Partners, a Cleveland, Ohio-based private equity firm. Under the agreement, Andrew will receive up to $39 million in total potential cash consideration as well as an ownership stake in the new satellite communications company Resilience will establish with the acquired Andrew assets.
Read MoreEUMETSAT & ESA & Dual Meteosats Now All On The Same Dance Card
The Director-General of EUMETSAT, Dr. Lars Prahm, and the Director of Operations and Infrastructure of the European Space Agency (ESA), Gaele Winters, have signed the contract for the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) service for the last two Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellites.
Read MoreXTAR X-ing The GSA
XTAR, LLC is a joint venture between Loral Space & Communications [NASDAQ: LORL] and HISDESAT. The company has announced the reception of a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service for Information Technology Equipment, Software, and Services (FSC Group 70).
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