Satellite News

The World Teleport Association has awarded this year’s Teleport Awards For Excellence.

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced that its chief executive officer, Patrick DeWitt, has been selected by a panel of judges at Via Satellite magazine as its 2006 Satellite Executive of the Year.

The Space Foundation announced that Bigelow Aerospace is the 2007 recipient of its Space Achievement Award.

On 20 February, the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) will conduct its 10th induction into the Hall of Fame.

SpaceDev has been selected by the California Space Authority (CSA) as a recipient of the 2006 SpotBeam Award for space innovation.

Lockheed Martin’s Atlas launch vehicle programme has received the 2006 Aviation Week & Space Technology 2006 Program Excellence Award.

The U.S. Air Force has named the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) Life Extension Team as a winner of the 2006 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award.

NASA’s Earth Observing System Program, according to the agency the world’s most advanced and comprehensive capability to measure global climate change, will receive the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Space Systems Award.