GeoEye Names Chief Technology Officer
[Satellite Today 08-19-08] GeoEye Inc. appointed Brian O’Toole to the newly created position of chief...

Brazil’s Satellite Imaging Market Sees Potential  
[Satellite News 08-19-08] Economists see a bright future for Brazil’s economy, and while Brazil is...

Thuraya Launches New Location Based Service
[Satellite Today 08-18-08] Thuraya is launching a new location service, combining with Geonix, a specialist...

Ball Begins Integration, Test for NPOESS Instrument
[Satellite Today 08-14-08]  Ball Aerospace & Technologies’ Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite...

France: ‘We Want the EU to Become a Space Power’
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 6-27-08] With France set to assume the presidency of the European Union (EU) in July, there could be major changes in European space policy in the immediate future.    ... read more 

USGS To Make 36 Years Of Landsat Data Available On Web
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 4-29-08] The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is making all archived Landsat imagery available on the Internet for free, the agency announced April 28.     By February... read more 

European Space Research Funding
Gerry Oberst
Europe funds a substantial number of space-related research projects, with the vast bulk of money in recent years directed to the Galileo navigation satellite system and to the Global Monitoring for... read more 

ESA: Europe Leads Way In Earth Observation
Mark Holmes  
[Satellite News – 4-21-08] The European Space Agency (ESA) is prepared to take the lead in Earth observation after awarding a pair of satellites for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security... read more 

GMV: Having Fun And Maintaining Independence
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 08-12-08] The satellite industry should be innovative, exciting and most importantly, fun, according to Theresa Beech, vice president of business development for GMV.     GMV... read more 

FAA Official: Private Sector Key To Commercial Space Growth
Jessica Pearce
[12-06-07 – Satellite News] The business of space is heating up, particularly in the area commercial private human spaceflight, Patricia Grace Smith, associate administrator in the Office of Commercial... read more 

Brazil’s Satellite Imaging Market Sees Potential
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 08-19-08] Economists see a bright future for Brazil’s economy, and while Brazil is insulated from a majority of the global economic downturn, surging food prices still concern the... read more 

Analyst: Russian Hostilities May Affect NASA Shuttle Plans
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 08-15-08] Industry analyst Tim Farrar told Satellite News that NASA’s dependency upon the Russian Soyuz space capsules and rockets to carry astronauts to and from the space station could... read more 

SIA Urges FCC to Add Satellite Requirement to D Block Safety Network
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 07-30-08] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has urged the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to continue encouraging and facilitating the incorporation of satellite-based... read more 

Newpoint Pins European Market Hopes On New Management System
Mark Holmes
[Satellite Today - 07-10-08] A new satellite solution will spearhead a new push into Europe for Newpoint Technologies, a market in which the company has “significantly underperformed” in throughout... read more 

Canadian Government Rejects ATK-MDA Deal
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 4-10-08] The Canadian government has rejected the sale of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)'s satellite business to Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK), Canadian Industry... read more 

GOES-R Contract On Schedule For December Award
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 3-18-08] The deadline for proposals to build the spacecraft for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R series (GOES-R) program passed March 11, with Northrop Grumman... read more