by David Todd | Mar 10, 2016 | Satellites, Technology
After Intelsat announced a multi year contract with broadband provider, Gogo, to provide aviation data services to passenger jets using the OneWeb LEO and Intelsat Epic GEO spacecraft constellations in February, Inmarsat has countered by noting that it expects to...
by David Todd | Mar 9, 2016 | exploration, Satellites, Technology
Speaking towards the end of the satellite manufacturers’ forum at Satellite 2016 in Washington D.C. in March, Paul Estey, VP Engineering, Manufacturing and Test Operations at California-based but Canadian-owned Space Systems/Loral, casually mentioned that the company...
by David Todd | Mar 9, 2016 | Satellites, Technology
Participating in the Satellite 2016 conference CEOs’ session in March, satellite operator Telesat’s CEO Daniel Goldberg declared that he used to be a LEO sceptic, given its poor historic experience within the commercial space industry. However now he thinks that...
by David Todd | Mar 9, 2016 | Satellites, Technology
Speaking at the Satellite 2016 conference in Washington D.C. in early March, the Chairman and CEO of Viasat Inc, Mark Dankberg, gave an upbeat assessment of the ability of the satellite communications industry to compete in the consumer broadband market. Dankberg...
by David Todd | Mar 1, 2016 | Launches, Military space, Seradata News, Technology
The US Air Force continues its efforts to look for a replacement rocket for the Russian-built RD-180 Atlas rocket design. On 29 February, the Space and Missile Systems Center awarded two public-private rocket development contracts. One award is to Aerojet Rocketdyne...
by David Todd | Feb 22, 2016 | History, On a Sadder Note, Technology
During February the death of Eric “Winkle” Brown, age 97, was announced. Having briefly served in the Royal Air Force, Brown had transferred to the Senior Service to become the leading test pilot in the Royal Navy. “Winkle” Brown, whose nickname referred to his short...
