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Summary: 02 May 2008 - 08 May 2008
 Preparations for next Ariane 5 launch on track
08 May 2008 - The launch vehicle for Ariane 5's third flight of 2008 is now under Arianespace responsibility after its delivery by prime contractor Astrium at the Spaceport in French Guiana. >>>
Energomash to double production of rocket engines
06 May 2008 - Russia's Energomash is planning to double the number of engines produced for Atlas and Zenit launch vehicles in the future, the head of the company said. >>>
NASA to launch GRAIL on Delta II in 2011
02 May 2008 - NASA has designated the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to fly aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket. >>>
ATK test fires space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor
02 May 2008 - Alliant Techsystems said it conducted a successful test firing of NASA's space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor (RSRM) as part of continuous testing to improve performance and ensure safety of the space shuttle and to aid development of the first stage of Ares I. >>>
EPOCH IPS ready for ESA satellites
08 May 2008 - ISE (Integral Systems Europe), a subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc., announced that its EPOCH IPS (Integrated Product Suite) COTS product is in compliance with ESA's (European Space Agency) PUS (Packet-Utilisation Standard) for Satellite Control Systems and EGSE (Electrical Ground Support Equipment). >>>
GIOVE-B transmits first signal
07 May 2008 - Following a successful launch on 27 April, GIOVE-B began transmitting navigation signals today. >>>
Sierra Nevada/MicroSat to build Orbcomm's next-gen satellites
07 May 2008 - Orbcomm Inc. has signed a next generation satellite constellation contract with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to build 18 new Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) satellites with an option to purchase up to 30 additional OG2 satellites to augment and upgrade Orbcomm's existing satellite constellation. >>>
Vietnam plans second satellite
06 May 2008 - Vietnam has entered negotiations for an orbital slot orbit for its second satellite, Vinasat-2, which is slated to launch in the next seven to eight years, said Deputy Minister of Information and Telecommunications Tran Duc Lai. >>>
Ball Aerospace wins NASA Earth sensing contracts
06 May 2008 - Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been awarded a NASA contract that supports the agency's Science Mission Directorate 2007 Instrument Incubator Program (IIP) in developing Earth science instrument subsystem technologies. Ball will also participate in a contract as co-investigators on a study led by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). >>>
JHU/APL to build NASA's Solar Probe
05 May 2008 - The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory said it is to develop the ambitious Solar Probe mission, which will come eight times closer to the Sun than any previous probe. >>>
Key climate sensor restored to NPOESS
02 May 2008 - A sensor considered critical in monitoring global climate will be restored to the first satellite scheduled to fly in the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) top officials from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, and the U.S. Air Force said. >>>
ATK CEO expects no change in decision to block MDA deal
08 May 2008 - Alliant Techsystems Inc. CEO Dan Murphy said the company has received "absolutely no indication of a change" in the Canadian government's decision to block the sale of the space assets of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. to the U.S. space and weapons company generally known as ATK. >>>
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. results FY 2008
08 May 2008 - Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year 2008. >>>
Globalstar, Inc. results Q1 2008
08 May 2008 - Globalstar, Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter 2008. >>>
Orbcomm Inc. results Q1 2008
08 May 2008 - Orbcomm Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ending 31 March 2008. >>>
Eutelsat receives largest launch insurance package from Willis Inspace
07 May 2008 - Willis Inspace announced it has provided Eutelsat with the largest launch insurance package ever placed for a satellite operator in the space insurance market. >>>
RSCC to get Sberbank loan for Ekspress satellites
07 May 2008 - Russian Space Communications Company (RSCC) has signed loan agreements with Russia's Sberbank worth a total of RUB6.2 billion (€169 million, US$260 million) for funding its costs related with the production and launch of satellites, the company said. >>>
OHB Group results Q1 2008
07 May 2008 - OHB Technology AG reported financial results for the first quarter 2008. >>>
DirecTV Group, Inc. results Q1 2008
07 May 2008 - The DirecTV Group, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter 2008. >>>
Hughes Communications, Inc. results Q1 2008
07 May 2008 - Hughes Communications, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter ending 31 March 2008. >>>
Spacehab, Incorporated results Q3 FY2008
07 May 2008 - Spacehab, Incorporated announced financial results for the third quarter ending 31 March 2008 of its fiscal year 2008. >>>
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. results Q1 2008
05 May 2008 - RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. announced its financial results for the three months ending 31 March 2008. >>>
COM DEV gets approval to buy passive microwave devices product line
05 May 2008 - COM DEV USA, LLC, a subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd. , announced that it been granted regulatory approval from the Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) for its acquisition of the passive microwave devices product line from L-3 Communications Electron Technologies Inc. (ETI). >>>
RRsat completes acquisition of Hawley Teleport in Pennsylvania
02 May 2008 - RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. has completed the previously announced acquisition of the Hawley Teleport located in Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA, for approximately US$4.25 million (US$4 millions in cash and US$250,000 in services). >>>
Czech TV-platform CS Link signs for more Astra capacity
08 May 2008 - SES Astra has signed an agreement for an additional transponder on its new prime orbital position - 23.5 degrees East - for the Czech Pay-TV platform CS Link. >>>
Intelsat and Panasonic to offer broadband service for planes
06 May 2008 - MultiChoice Hellas announced the renewal to 2020 of its satellite capacity at the Hotbird video neighbourhood operated by Eutelsat Communications. >>>
Astra2Connect to be available in France
06 May 2008 - SES Astra has signed a framework contract with the Internet service provider NordNet to market its satellite based two-way broadband service Astra2Connect in France. >>>
IDMI to launch DVB S2 broadband platform on NSS-7
05 May 2008 - IDMI, the international arm of IDM, Lebanon's leading ISP with more then 125000 users, has contracted 40 MHz on SES New Skies' NSS-7 satellite to introduce a new DVB S2 SCPC broadband platform serving customers in the Middle East and Africa. >>>
Mobile satellite TV has growth potential in Europe
08 May 2008 - New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's Space & Communications Group, European Mobile Satellite TV Markets, finds that the market earned revenues of US$1.92 million in 2007 and estimates this to reach US$3,273.9 million in 2014. >>>
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