Russian State Corporation For Space Industry Maybe In The Works
Russia may decide to create a state corporation for the rocket and space industry next year, deputy prime minister Sergei Ivanov said on Tuesday.
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NOAA Gets Even More on Track
NOAA's National Geodetic Survey has recently incorporated 43 new GPS tracking sites into the Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network. This increase includes 13 sites established by the Federal Aviation Administration as part of their Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). Four of the new WAAS sites are located in Alaska, four in Canada, and five in Mexico.
Read MoreISIS NYC ’08 Update
On October 14, Helen Domenici, Chief, International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, will be the featured luncheon keynote speaker at ISIS NYC '08. As the satellite industry mulls over "what's next," industry executives, government representatives, and the financial community will come together to discuss where we are, where we are going, and what is in store for the satellite and related telecom markets. Other keynote speakers include...
Read MoreCountdown to Satellite Finance Symposium
Less than one week to secure reservations for ISIS NYC '08, and with that comes news that on October 14 Helen Domenici, Chief, International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, will be the featured luncheon keynote speaker.
Read MoreMSV Gets SMART Accross America and Its Territories
It has finally been done — Mobile Satellite Ventures and Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups created a way for mutual aid radio talk groups to communicate across the country and a number of U.S. territories.
Read MoreExport Of Space Technology Examined By The Space Foundation
The Space Foundation has published a white paper entitled "ITAR and the U.S. Space Industry."?he paper examines the effect of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), which govern the export of space technology.
Read MoreEuropean Space Council and EUMETSAT Establish Priorities
In attendance at the European Space Council in Brussels on September 26 was EUMETSAT Director-General, Dr. Lars Prahm, whose presence validated the importance of Europe's satellite applications services in operational meteorology. The Space Council set four new priorities for the European Space Policy: space and climate change, contribution of space to the Lisbon strategy, space and security, and space exploration.
Read MoreAPSCC Awards AsiaSat Manager
Per Hovstad and four other representatives from the APSCC (Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council) member companies were presented the ‘Asia Spectrum Defense Team’ Special Award at the 2008 APSCC Awards Ceremony held on the 23rd of September in Jeju Island, Korea.
Read MoreNASA Wears 50 Well
Time flys but not as fast as the lauches that take place at NASA. Fifty years is truly golden for NASA and NASA Television and www.nasa.gov will broadcast a gala event commemorating the agency's Golden Anniversary on Wednesday, September 24, at 8 p.m. EDT.
Read MoreNASA and USAF In Hypersonic Race to Answers
A new partnership between NASA and the United States Air Force is underway as they look to university and industry partners to work together to advance hypersonic research. Hypersonic speed is defined as Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, and faster.
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