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Archive for September 22nd, 2006

Ondas Expands Senior Management Team

September 22nd, 2006 by

Ondas Media, which plans to launch a satellite radio service in Europe by 2009, has named John Yates senior vice president of network engineering, Jason Jones vice president of broadcast operations and Martin Charman vice president of broadcast technology, the company announced Sept. 21…

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Spacehab Wins $9.5 Million NASA Contract

September 22nd, 2006 by

Spacehab, Inc. announced Sept. 20 that its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary won a payload-processing services contract from NASA’s Kennedy…

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Lockheed Martin GPS Satellite Ready For Launch

September 22nd, 2006 by

Lockheed Martin’s second modernized GPS Block 2R satellite for the U.S. Air Force is set for a Sept. 25 launch…

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NASA Partners With Venture Capital Firm

September 22nd, 2006 by

NASA has formed a partnership with San Mateo, Calif.-based Red Planet Capital Inc. to establish a strategic venture capital fund for NASA intended to help the agency gain access to new and innovative…

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Iridium Appoints Desch Chairman, CEO

September 22nd, 2006 by

Matthew Desch has been named chairman and CEO of Bethesda, Md.-based Iridium Satellite LLC , the company announced Sept. 21. Desch will replace Dan…

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Iridium Satellite names Matthew J. Desch as new CEO

September 22nd, 2006 by

Iridium Satellite LLC has named Matthew J. Desch, 48, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

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Hughes approved for listing on NASDAQ Global Market

September 22nd, 2006 by

Hughes Communications, Inc. announced that it has received notification from NASDAQ that its common stock has been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Global Market, subject to standard listing requirements.

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SSTL deliver on-board GPS receiver to SpaceDev

September 22nd, 2006 by

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) said it has delivered the first of four flight SGR-10 GPS receivers to SpaceDev.

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