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Archive for May 24th, 2007

DISA Approves ViaSat Modem

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ViaSat Inc.’s MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM) has been certified by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency…

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Airborne Systems To Design Parachutes For SpaceX Rocket

May 24th, 2007 by

Airborne Systems received a contract to provide the parachute recovery systems for Space Exploration…

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Telenor Seeks To Withdraw From Nasdaq

May 24th, 2007 by

Telenor ASA will delist from the Nasdaq because the cost of meeting compliance requirements “outweigh the benefits of…

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ND Satcom, Interactive Technologies Implement Telemedicine Network

May 24th, 2007 by

ND Satcom and Interactive Technologies have launched Bulgaria’s first satellite-based telemedicine network, ND Satcom announced May 23…

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SkyPort Acquisition Of RAMTelecom Called Off

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SkyPort Global Communications Inc. and RAMTelecom Inc. agreed to terminate the proposed acquisition of RAMTelecom by SkyPort, the companies announced May 22. SkyPort signed a letter of intent in February to purchase RAMTelecom Inc. and had…

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Com Dev To Launch U.S.-Based Operations

May 24th, 2007 by

Com Dev International Ltd. plans to establish a U.S. manufacturing location to bolster its presence in the U.S. government space market, Com Dev announced May 22. Com Dev’s board has committed $25 million for the plan, and the company has purchased a 46,000-square-foot facility in El Segundo that will house…

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Ofcom Sets Deadline For ICO To Show Progress On Mobile Satellite Service

May 24th, 2007 by

ICO has been notified by the U.K. Office of Communications (Ofcom) that the satellite operator must show progress toward the launch of its ICO-P mobile satellite system by June 30 or face loss of its spectrum assignment, Ofcom…

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Airborne Systems selected to design parachutes for SpaceX rocket

May 24th, 2007 by

Airborne Systems announced that its Space and Recovery Systems Engineering team (formerly Irvin Aerospace) has been selected to provide Recovery Systems for Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (SpaceX) Falcon 9/Dragon system.

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