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SpaceNews is reporting House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a 2010 omnibus spending bill that includes US$18.7 billion for NASA — a US$942 million increase over the agency’s 2009 budget — and includes a provision that would prevent the agency from scaling back or canceling its current human spaceflight activities in the absence of formal legislative approval from congressional appropriators.
Read MoreNew space institutions in Latin American and Caribbean countries have agreed to identify common elements in their space policies to facilitate international cooperation.
Read MoreDuring the second annual U.S. Space Enterprise Mission Assurance Summit, leaders from two key government space agencies agreed to a strategic intent addressing mission assurance and are working on a memorandum of understanding that they believe will open doors for enhanced collaboration.
Read MoreStratos Global Corp. has been selected as the winning bidder for two of the three geographic zones for 2.5 GHz broadband radio service (BRS) in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM).
Read MoreSatellite systems delivering broadband multimedia services need to be effectively managed to ensure satisfactory performance is maintained.
Read MoreManSat, based in the Isle of Man, is going to be working with Inmarsat, Intelsat, and SES as the administrator of a new organization — the Space Data Association (SDA).
Read MoreEUMETSAT’s latest Cooperating State following the completion of the ratification procedures.
Read MoreThe U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on November 19th passed its version of legislation that directs the carriage of local TV stations on satellite systems.
Read MoreAmitav Ranjan of Indian Express reports that New Delhi plans to woo Tehran with offers of greater intelligence sharing, revival of defence training, as well as a possible launch of the latter’s satellite, but will remain non-committal on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.
Read MoreOn Wednesday November 18th, the Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) is hosting the first of many one-day Forums to drive the definition and acceptance of a common industry model for Carrier ID.
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