RT TV — News “En Español” Beaming Across The Globe

Posted by admin on January 4th, 2010

RT news TV channel has launched its feed in Spanish for viewers across the globe via satellite. Read the rest of this entry »

Spatial Sensings — Hubble Has The Sparkle

Posted by admin on January 4th, 2010

Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of our neighbouring dwarf galaxies, this young globular-like star cluster is surrounded by a pattern of filamentary nebulosity that is thought to have been created during supernova blasts. Read the rest of this entry »

ISRO — Chandrayaan-2 Check

Posted by admin on January 4th, 2010

The launch of India’s next moon mission, Chandrayaan-II, will be in the first quarter of 2013 as per schedule, its project head said here on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

COM DEV International — A Passive Contract

Posted by admin on January 3rd, 2010

COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) has been awarded follow-on contracts totaling more than CDN$7 million to provide passive microwave equipment for a military communications satellite.  Read the rest of this entry »

SSTL — Good Going GIOVE-A

Posted by admin on January 3rd, 2010

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has just celebrated the 4th anniversary of the launch of its historic GIOVE-A satellite, the first step in Europe’s visionary Galileo satellite navigation program, with the launch having occurred on December 28th, 2005.  Read the rest of this entry »

NASA — New Frontiers For Celestial Consideration

Posted by admin on January 2nd, 2010

NASA has selected three proposals as candidates for the agency’s next space venture to another celestial body in our solar system. Read the rest of this entry »

Russians To Study Asteroid Threat Amelioration

Posted by admin on January 2nd, 2010

Russian scientists will soon meet in secret to work on a plan for saving Earth from a possible catastrophic collision with a giant asteroid in 26 years, the head of Russia’s space agency said last Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S.A.F. — Super SBIRS Successes With LMSS + NGES

Posted by admin on January 2nd, 2010

The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Based Infrared Systems Wing has announced the successful completion of critical design reviews for the SBIRS Follow-On Production program for the Highly Elliptical Orbit and Geosynchronous payloads. Read the rest of this entry »

AsiaSat — DTH Gets The AsiaSat 5 Treatment In Vietnam

Posted by admin on January 2nd, 2010

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC) have signed a lease agreement for the use of multiple Ku-band transponders on AsiaSat 5 for a new, premium, Direct-to-Home (DTH) service in Vietnam. Read the rest of this entry »

Spatial Sightings — Stunning Saturn Solo

Posted by admin on January 2nd, 2010

Rhea (949 miles in diameter) orbits beyond the rings on the right of the image. Read the rest of this entry »