Abu Dhabi Ventures Into Aero-Space Industry Services & The Challenge Of Education.
Few could doubt the grandiose ambitions of Abu Dhabi as the once sleepy emirate seeks to reinvent itself. The oil-rich capital of the UAE has already done deals which will see a Louvre and Guggenheim museums grace one island. Another island will host a grand prix race-track and Ferrari...

AGI and TME Systems Sponsor Singapore Space Challenge 2009.
AGI providing its software for free to Singapore teams competing to launch a satellite into low-Earth orbit PHILADELPHIA and SINGAPORE, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- AGI, producer of commercial software for integrated analysis of land, sea, air, and space assets, is sponsoring the second Singapore Space Challenge (SSC)...

Swedish Space Corporation Agrees to Acquire Universal Space Network.
KIRUNA, Sweden, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Universal Space Network (USN) have reached an agreement in which SSC will acquire all the shares of US-based USN. The two companies have been working in close cooperation for the last ten years, providing satellite owners with...

Coalition for Space Exploration Pauses to Reflect and Remember.
HOUSTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- "Today, the Coalition for Space Exploration joins NASA in observing a Day of Remembrance to reflect on the lives lost in the heroic endeavors of our space program. During this day of tribute, we honor those aboard Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia, as well as...

ATK Appoints Blake Larson to Lead Space Systems Group.
Mike Kahn Named Executive Vice President MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems announced today that the company's Board of Directors has elected Blake Larson to be Senior Vice President and President, ATK Space Systems. Mr. Larson is a 27-year veteran of ATK and its former parent...

Coalition for Space Exploration Strongly Supports Full Senate Stimulus Funding for NASA.
HOUSTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent developments concerning the economic stimulus bill are cause for serious concern for NASA's funding needs. A vote in the Senate is imminent and the outcome for NASA is imperative. NASA needs robust funding and the agency was poised to receive $1.5 billion from...

Goodrich to Support Japan's Next Generation Advanced Observation Satellite.
- Company will integrate optical subassemblies into next generation space telescope CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 11, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Goodrich Corporation has been selected to provide optical subassemblies for a new space-based telescope as part of Japan's Advanced Satellite with New system ARchitecture for Observation (ASNARO) project. Work...

Aerospace & Defense News - Space.
Business & Industry News: Aerospace & Defense News - Space Nov 3, 2008 Space shuttle Endeavour will return to the International Space Station Nov. 14, NASA announced on Thursday, while a rescue mission for the Hubble Space Telescope was pushed back to late spring. The...

Actel's Space Forum Takes Off Again.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Actel Corporation today announced plans to hold its fourth Actel Space Forum, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to the space industry. The forum will provide knowledge and understanding of how to optimize space applications using Actel's highly reliable field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)....

Our Space Program: Time to Raise a Warning Flag.
HOUSTON, Dec. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Space Exploration, the leading collaboration of space industry businesses and advocacy groups, announced today the release of a statement by James Lovell, who served as part of the crew of Apollo 8 - the first human voyage to a celestial body...