Space
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Homeland Security
U.S. Insists EPAA Is Aimed Towards Iran, Not Russia
The United States’ European missile defense system is aimed toward defending European allies against shorter-range Iranian missile strikes and not long-range Russian ones, according to ranking officials. Assistant Secretary of […]
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Business/FinancialDigitalGlobe Rejects GeoEye Bid; Says GeoEye Rejects Counterbid
DigitalGlobe [DGI] on Sunday said its board of directors unanimously rejected a hostile takeover bid from GeoEye [GEOY], saying the $792 million proposal undervalued the company. Moreover, in his letter […]
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Business/Financial
GeoEye Makes Bid For DigitalGlobe After Merger Rejected
After several months of unsuccessfully courting its primary domestic competitor in the commercial satellite imagery business, GeoEye [GEOY] on Friday announced a $792 million takeover offer for DigitalGlobe [DGI], saying […]
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SpaceStudy Predicts Booming Market For Satellite Imagery
The demand for location-based services provided by the commercial satellite imagery industry rose dramatically in the last two years and will grow threefold by 2015, according to a recent study […]
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Space
AFSPC To Conduct Wargame Studying Future Counter-Piracy Operations
United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) starting today will conduct a wargame with international partners that will study counter-piracy operations around the Horn of Africa 11 years into the […]
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CongressNASA Budget Bills Taking Shape On Hill
NASA budget-writers in the House and Senate are moving forward this week with contrasting spending plans for the space agency. The full Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) is slated to meet today […]
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Air ForceSchwartz Sees Opportunities In Asia/Pacific To Garner Budget Efficiencies
The Air Force can garner more budget efficiencies by sharing procurement costs with nations in the Asia/Pacific region the United States has had “less comprehensive relationships” with over the years, […]
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Space
Orbital Sciences Receives Air Force Order For Minotaur I Space Launch Vehicle
The Air Force exercised an option order from Orbital Sciences [ORB] for a Minotaur I space launch vehicle, according to a company statement. The Minotaur I will support the ORS-3 […]
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Business/Financial
Cobham Offers $428 Million For Remainder Of Thrane & Thrane
Britain’s Cobham yesterday said it is offering $428.3 million to acquire the rest of a Danish satellite communications (SatCom) firm that it currently holds a minority stake in. The offer […]
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Space
Boeing Sees Continued Opportunity In Legacy UHF Follow-On
Despite the Pentagon moving forward with its next-generation of narrowband tactical satellites, Boeing [BA] still sees future opportunity in the legacy Ultra High Frequency Follow-on satellite market, according to a […]