Telesat — Good News For Canadian SatOps
Telesat expresses support for the Canadian government’s Throne Speech and Budget commitment to remove foreign ownership restrictions on Canadian satellite operators.
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Iran — Infused With Their Own Orbital Potential
Iran has revealed the development of a new Simorgh space booster and three new satellites that include an imaging spacecraft that may provide Iran with a rudimentary space reconnaissance capability.
Read MoreNOAA — New Directions + Web Work
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has announced the intent to create a NOAA Climate Service line office dedicated to bringing together the agency’s strong climate science and service delivery capabilities.
Read MoreSurrey Satellite Technology — Cheers! For Lord Drayson’s Pub
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) believes that the publication of the Space "Innovation and Growth Strategy" document announced today by Lord Drayson is a welcomed initiative that will act as a catalyst to generating much needed additional business for the UK space industry and simulate the expansion of the small satellite sector.
Read MoreOpinion Alert — Has Obama Just Handed The Moon To China?
SatNews is publishing this compelling article written by Tim Edwards from The First Post of the U.K. — President Barack Obama's proposal to cut the $81bn funding for Nasa's Constellation manned spaceflight programme spells the end of America's attempt to return people to the moon by 2020.
Read MoreOpinion Alert — Has Obama Just Handed The Moon To China?
SatNews is publishing this compelling article written by Tim Edwards from The First Post of the U.K. — President Barack Obama's proposal to cut the $81bn funding for Nasa's Constellation manned spaceflight programme spells the end of America's attempt to return people to the moon by 2020.
Read MoreOrbital Sciences Corp. — A Nod To Obama’s Space Policies
Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) has announced the Company’s strong support for the Obama Administration’s new direction for the country’s civil space programs, as outlined in the recently-released GFY 2011 proposed budget for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Read MoreIndia — SatPhone Sat Schedule Surmised
India will soon have its own dedicated satellite for providing satellite phone (satphone) services, instead of depending on foreign satellites.
Read MoreThe White House — NPOESS Killed
The White House announced on February 1st it will end a civil-military weather satellite program and, instead, pursue two separate lines of polar-orbiting satellites to serve military and civilian users.
Read MoreSpace Foundation — Obama’s Mixed Spatial Bag
It's not going to be business as usual — that is perhaps the only definitive thing the Space Foundation can say about President Obama's FY 2011 NASA proposal, released on February 1st.
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