Alcatel to built Eutelsat
Alcatel to built Eutelsat W7 satellite (Spacetoday.net)
Alcatel Alenia Space has won a contract to built a new communications satellite for European…
Old Prison Building to Become Museum: It'Ll Be Converted to Natural Science Satellite Facility Within Subdivision (RedNova)
By Eric Hanson, Houston Chronicle Dec. 22–SUGAR LAND — An old prison building that sat unused for decades has been tapped to become a satellite facility for the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
AT&T battles cable, satellite TV services / New bundle uses telephone lines for video, voice, Net (San Francisco Chronicle)
AT&T launched a new television subscription service in select Bay Area cities Thursday, as it faces off against cable and satellite carriers and ushers in a new era of competition. Called U-verse, AT&T's new television service is available in San…
50Mbit/s laser link between aircraft and satellite (OPTICS.ORG)
Astrium, the French optical satellite communications specialist, has demonstrated a record-breaking laser transmission between aircraft and a satellite. Artemis, the European Space Agency's Advanced Relay and Technology Mission Satellite, has successfully relayed laser-based communications from an aircraft in early December.
Japan to launch another spy satellite in February (China Daily)
TOKYO - Japan is set to launch its fourth intelligence-gathering satellite into space in February, the government said Friday.