Satellite News

NASA has awarded a letter contract valued at US$1.1 billion for the first six months to United Space Alliance (USA), LLC. When definitised, it will result in a four-year contract through 30 September 2010, to cover Space Shuttle Program operations.

Comtech PST Corp., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., has received US$2.3 million of orders for high power amplifiers from an unnamed provider of aviation electronics and communication systems.

Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) and Andrews Space, Inc. (Andrews) announced that they have entered into a strategic relationship to support the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) programme and other applications of RpK’s space transportation system.

Lockheed Martin Corporation announced that its Space Systems company is consolidating all its human space flight activities into one organisation.

Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a US$1.1 million contract from the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for the design and build of new transportable multi-band earth terminals.

Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) said it has found a new partner that would replace Orbital Sciences in the team that was awarded a Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) by NASA.

Globecomm Systems Inc. said it has received the initial payment on a US$7 million infrastructure contract for an undisclosed foreign government.

Orbital Sciences has pulled out of the Rocketplane Kistler team that was recently awarded one of two Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) contracts by NASA.