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The international space station (ISS) has been fully operational only for a couple of years but given that it took a decade to complete it already “feels old,” in the words of one of its European sponsors.
Felix Lindner, Head, Recurity Labs GMBH
Recent news that NASA facilities have been hacked has raised the issue: If NASA can be compromised, how safe are commercial telecommunications satellites from freelance or government-sponsored hackers?
Profile: Marcello Maranesi, Chief Executive, e-Geos
Italy’s e-Geos is one of two large satellite geo-information service providers — the other is Astrium Geo-Information Services — that are backed by large corporate parents.
Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and Chief Executive, Arianespace
The Arianespace commercial launch consortium’s 30-year history as a one-product company operating successive generations of Ariane rockets is coming to an end as Europe adds Russia’s Soyuz vehicle and the new Italian-led Vega small-satellite launcher to its stable of rockets.
How To Avoid a Very Expensive Loss
The failure to boost Russia’s Phobos-Grunt (“Phobos-Soil”) sample return mission out of Earth orbit is only the latest blow for the newly mishap-prone Russian space program. The Russians claim it may still be possible to salvage the mission — and some of their spacefaring credibility — by uploading new software, but few if any outside observers agree.
Alain Ratier, Director-General, Eumetsat
Europe’s meteorological satellite organization, the 26-nation Eumetsat, is facing two big decisions in the coming months over which it has only limited control.
Profile | Samer Halawi, Chief Executive, Thuraya Telecommunications Co.
Thuraya Telecommunications Co. of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, established during the 1990s to provide satellite-based mobile phone services in the Middle East, North Africa and nearby regions, has seen its sales decline in recent years, largely due to the rapid expansion of GSM in its target markets.
Lars Prahm, Director-General (Outgoing), Eumetsat
Lars Prahm retires from his post as director-general of Europe’s meteorological satellite organization, Eumetsat, Aug. 1 after seven years that have witnessed the organization’s growth from 18 to 26 member states.
Profile: Lars Persson, Chief Executive, SSC
SSC, the former Swedish Space Corp., is the owner of a dizzyingly wide portfolio of technologies and service offerings that include the well-known Esrange sounding rocket and stratospheric balloon launch site, the PrioraNet global network of satellite tracking stations, the Prisma formation-flying satellites and the LSE and Aurora space-service consultancies.