SPACEandTECH Digest is
a weekly roundup of the latest space news. Our concise
summaries are selected because they address topics or areas of
interest to
the space industry professional.
In
this issue:
GE
Americom Orders Satellites From Alcatel Space
Alcatel Space has signed a contract
to build four satellites for GE American Communications Inc. (GE
Americom). [full
article]
Aerojet
and Pratt & Whitney Space Propulsion To Merge
Aerojet and P&W Space Propulsion
have signed a letter of intent
to merge [full article]
One
Stop Satellite Solutions Signs Dnepr Launch Agreement
One Stop Satellite
Solutions, Inc. (OSSS) has signed a memorandum of
understanding with International Space Company (ISC) Kosmotras, to
provide launch opportunities using the Dnepr launch vehicle. [full
article]
Globalstar
Q2 Earnings Reported
Globalstar reported 1,137,000 billable minutes of use and a
net loss of US$217,716,000 for the second quarter.
[full article]
ICO-Teledesic
Investment Revealed
ICO-Teledesic Global Ltd. has announced
investment agreements totaling more than US$1 billion from a
number of international investors.
[full article]
Orbital
Sciences Settles Securities Litigation
Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, has reached
an agreement with the counsel for the plaintiff class to settle
all outstanding securities class-action litigation claims related
to the company's prior-year financial restatements.
[full article]
MirCorp
Proceeding With Plans To Operate Mir Through 2001
MirCorp has approved the permanently-manned operation of Mir
beginning next year. [full
article]
ILS
Offers Atlas/Proton As Mutual Backups
International Launch Services (ILS) has been offering
customers a package deal that includes launches on either Atlas or
Proton launch vehicles. [full
article]
China
And Brazil To Jointly Build Remote Sensing Satellite
China
and Brazil have signed a cooperative agreement to build the second
China-Brazil Earth Remote Sensing satellite (Ziyuan 2/CBERS-2).
[full
article]
Minotaur
Successfully Launches MightySat 2.1
An Orbital Sciences Minotaur successfully launched the USAF
MightySat 2.1 from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 2009
UTC, July 19. [full
article]
Inmarsat
Changes Name To Inmarsat Ventures Ltd.
Inmarsat announced that it has changed its name
to Inmarsat Ventures Ltd from Inmarsat Holdings Ltd.
[full article]
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