A s NASA sorts out the internal issues related to the resignation of its administrator, it also faces numerous external challenges in the upcoming year. Among them will be trans-Atlantic relations since the context for European space is evolving very quickly. An understanding of the changes in policy, organizational structure and funding at the European-level are important, since they undoubtedly are going to affect the nature of traditional European-U.S. space cooperation.
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Antrix, Measat Form Joint Satellite Venture
NEW DELHI — Antrix Corp. of India and Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia will form a joint venture to provide satellite communications services in the Asia-Pacific region in a deal that also calls for Measat to buy a satellite from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the companies said in a joint press release.
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W hen NASA announced last summer that it would streamline its bureaucracy into something better-suited for the president’s new space exploration vision, the biggest immediate change was the decision to merge the Earth science and space science enterprises more than a decade after they had been split apart.
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Mobile Satellite Ventures, Inmarsat Take Signal Interference Dispute to FCC
PARIS — Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) is urging U.S. regulators to reject a request from competitor Inmarsat to restrict MSV’s use of ground-based power boosters for its next-generation mobile satellite service.
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DoD Eyes Lower Funding for T-Sat, Missile Defense
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force plans to spend less money than previously anticipated in the coming years for a next-generation satellite communications system , and will examine scaling back the capability of a space-based missile warning system already well into development, according to an internal Pentagon budget document.
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France’s Helios 2A Recon Satellite Produces First Images
PARIS — The French Helios 2A optical reconnaissance satellite launched Dec. 18 has produced a first series of images that confirm the health of its on-board systems, the French Defense Ministry announced.
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ILS Takes Prize in Lackluster Year for Commercial Orders
PARIS — In the annual competition for non-government commercial launch contracts, International Launch Services (ILS) bested the competition with eight orders in 2004, one more than Europe’s Arianespace, which had seven new orders for the year. Sea Launch LLC took the other competitively bid contract, according to the companies and industry officials.
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U.S. Air Force Unshaken by Delta 4 Heavy Performance
WASHINGTON — Having had more than two weeks to analyze data from the shaky debut of Boeing Co.’s Delta 4 heavy-lift rocket, U.S. Air Force officials remain confident that the vehicle will be able to successfully launch two critical national security satellites later this year.
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Commentary I U.S. Space Control Policy
U.S. space control policy, a continuing topic of debate, is in jeopardy of developing in a reactive way that is driven by foreign space control activity and public speculation rather than a proactive, deliberate policy designed to assure the United States and its allies access to the space environment while at the same time denying it to any adversaries.
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Advanced EHF Woes Prompt Changes to Air Force, NSA Practices
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force and National Security Agency (NSA) are revising their space acquisition approaches to avoid a repeat of the encryption-equipment problems that have driven up the cost of a new generation of highly secure communications satellites, the service said.
