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[SatNews] The Space Foundation today welcomed the release of the new U.S. National Space Policy as "an important milestone in furthering national and international discussions about the future direction of the United States in space."
Read More[SatNews] Dealing with the troublesome trend in the growth of Earth-circling orbital debris is a major element to ensure the sustainability of space.
Read More[SatNews] Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) has established “Iridium South Africa,” under which Iridium has licenses to operate, provide and sell mobile satellite services (MSS) in the country.
Read More[SatNews] According to Tcom Technology Co. Ltd., 45,500 units of a AZBOX EVO XL digital satellite receivers bear an unauthorized UL Mark for the U.S. and Canada.
Read MoreSBCA filed a Joint Petition for Declaratory Ruling with the Federal Communications against a satellite dish ordinance (Ordinance NO. 16-2009) enacted last year by the City of Reading, Pennsylvania.
Read MoreNASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and German Aerospace Center (DLR) Executive Board Chairman Johann-Dietrich Worner signed an agreement Thursday during a bilateral meeting in Berlin to extend the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission through the end of its on-orbit life, which is expected in 2015.
Read MoreFrench Defense Minister Herve Morin, who wrapped up a two-day visit to the Kingdom on Sunday, said Saudi Arabia has shown interest in acquiring satellites "to develop an autonomous capacity of observation."
Read More[SatNews] In their continuing fight against the global problem of satellite signal theft and interference, leading satellite industry organizations will host a Satellite Interference-Mitigation Forum on October 12, the day preceding SATCON 2010 in New York City.
Read More[SatMews] Failure Analysis has been informed that the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation has submitted funding for Failure Analysis to update the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation’s, congressionally-mandated, federal regulations for the commercial space launch vehicle permit and licensing process.
Read More[SatNews] As ground controllers grapple with Galaxy 15, the Intelsat satellite that has stopped responding to ground commands and is drifting out from its orbital location at 133 degrees, Scripps Networks has alerted its affiliate distribution partners of its mitigation strategy to ensure that its popular lifestyle programming continues to air without interference.
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