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Archive for March, 2007

Boeing Florida Operations VP To Retire

March 30th, 2007 by

Bruce Melnick, vice president of BoeingFlorida Operations, is retiring effective April 1, Boeing Co. announced March 29. Melnick, a former NASA astronaut and…

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EMS Technologies Makes Management Appointments

March 30th, 2007 by

EMS Technologies Inc. has appointed Neil Mackay president of EMS Satcom and Gary…

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Intelsat General Names President and CEO

March 30th, 2007 by

William Shernit has been named president and CEO of Intelsat General Corp., the…

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GeoEye Establishes Foundation To Promote Humanitarian Causes, Research

March 30th, 2007 by

GeoEye has formed the GeoEye Foundation to promote teaching of geospatial information technologies, humanitarian and environmental/climate change research, and innovation and growth of the next-generation of geospatial technology…

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ViaSat To Supply Antennas To Kongsberg Satellite Services

March 30th, 2007 by

ViaSat Inc. will provide two 7.3-meter antenna systems to Norway’s Kongsberg Satellite Services, ViaSat announced March 28…

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USGS, NASA Define Roles For Landsat-7

March 30th, 2007 by

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA have defined their roles on the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite, which is expected to be launched in 2011, the USGS announced…

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Optus Orders A Third Satellite

March 30th, 2007 by

Optus, an Australian operator owned by SingTel, is planning to invest in a third D-series satellite, which will increase the operator’s fleet capacity by…

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Sirius Steps Beyond Radio To Offer Backseat TV

March 30th, 2007 by

Chrysler Group will exclusive rights to offer Sirius Backseat TV in 2008, Sirius Satellite Radio’s foray into video offerings, the companies announced March 29. Sirius Backseat TV will be available in 2008 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles and will be…

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