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Archive for January, 2007

GenCorp gets Air Force deal

January 19th, 2007 by

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a US$109.7 million contract to Aerojet-General Corp., a unit of GenCorp Inc.

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Soyuz launches new ISS supply vessel

January 19th, 2007 by

Rocket: Soyuz-U; Payload: Progress M-59 (Progress 24P); Date: 18 January 2007, 0212 UTC; Launch Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Less than 10 minutes later, the cargo ship reached orbit, and its solar arrays and navigational antennas were deployed for its trip to the International Space Station.

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Swedish Space Names New CEO

January 18th, 2007 by

Lars Persson has been appointed president and CEO of Swedish Space Corp…

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Eagle Broadband Loss Grows In 2007 First Quarter

January 18th, 2007 by

Eagle Broadband Inc. lost $3.5 million in its 2007 first quarter, up from a loss of $2.6 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced Jan. 16. The higher…

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Merrimac To Supply Components For Military Satellite

January 18th, 2007 by

Merrimac Industries Inc. received an order valued at $430,000 to supply its Multi-Mix microtechnology products for a…

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Comtech Receives Order From DirecTV

January 18th, 2007 by

Comtech EF Data Corp. will supply components, including modulators and redundancy switches…

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BAE Systems To Head DARPA Development Project

January 18th, 2007 by

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has chosen BAE Systems to lead a team of 10 companies in the next…

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Kudelski Completes OpenTV Deal

January 18th, 2007 by

Kudelski Group has acquired a controlling stake in OpenTV, the company announced Jan. 16. Kudelski, a supplier of…

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