WASHINGTON — Boeing Co. and the U.S. Air Force have a lot more riding on the first mission of the heavy-lift Delta 4 rocket than the demonstration payload it is supposed to carry into space, officials said.
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PARIS — British protests notwithstanding, the military forces of France and other European Union nations will be able to use Europe’s future encrypted satellite navigation signals as they see fit, European government officials said.
Three Years in the Hot Seat
WASHINGTON — When Sean O’Keefe was sworn in as NASA administrator Dec. 21, 2001, at the top of his agenda was to bring fiscal discipline to a space agency that had recently allowed a $5 billion surprise to swamp its key program, an international space station already more than a decade behind schedule.
U.S. Civilian Agencies Envision More Influence Under New Satellite Navigation Policy
WASHINGTON — A new satellite navigation policy signed Dec. 8 by U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to give civilian agencies more influence in decisions affecting the GPS system, which is owned and operated by the military, according to a U.S. government official.
CNES Sends Imagery, Inmarsat Ground Stations to Asia
PARIS — The French space agency, CNES, has begun providing archived images from its Spot Earth observation satellites to relief teams in Sri Lanka helping victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and resulting tsunami, CNES announced Dec. 31.
Arianespace Turns Small Profit in 2004
PARIS — The Arianespace launch consortium expects to report a slight profit on revenues of about 700 million euros ($948 million) for 2004 and has eliminated its corporate debt following a capital infusion by its shareholders, Arianespace Chief Executive Officer Jean-Yves Le Gall said Jan. 4.
Private-Equity Ownership, Ka-Band Topped list for 2004
PARIS — Whether the purchase by private-equity investors of several big satellite-fleet operators is good or bad for the industry’s long-term health was Topic A in the commercial space industry in 2004.
After a Four-Year Wait, Eutelsat Successfully Goes Public
Satellite-fleet operator Eutelsat Communications successfully completed its initial public offering (IPO) of stock Dec. 2, entering the Paris-based Euronext market five weeks after an initial attempt was withdrawn.
Design Flaw May Be Cause of IS-804 Failure
BOSTON – Satellite fleet operator Intelsat Ltd. said early indications are that the failure of one of its satellites in January was caused by a design flaw that could affect three of its other spacecraft, but added that the company’s in-orbit fleet is sufficiently robust to prevent a serious business loss even if another mishap occurs.
Court Approves Loral’s Exit from Bankruptcy
L oral Space and Communications Ltd. has won its bankruptcy court’s approval for a reorganization that leaves Loral’s equity shareholders with nothing, but permits Loral’s new owners to start afresh with a satellite plant brimming with new orders and a satellite-services business ready to expand into new markets, Loral Chairman Bernard L. Schwartz said July 29.